General Surgery
MD, Minimally Invasive General and Oncological Surgery Unit, Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy
Prof. Francesco Corcione is Full Professor of Surgery and current Director of the Minimally Invasive General and Oncological Surgery Unit at Federico II University Hospital in Naples, Italy. After his Residency Program, he spent one year at the Clinique Chirurgicale of Rheims as “attaché étranger retribué”. In 1987 he attended a Masterclass in abdominal wall surgery at Amiens with Professor R. Stoppa.
He spent several stages at many important Surgical Units around Europe. He moved to Federico II University in 2019 after spending 20 years at Monaldi Hospital in Naples, Italy as Chief of the General Surgery Department, from 1998 to 2018.
Professor Corcione is Emeritus Member of the Italian Society of Surgery, which served as President from 2014 to 2016. He is an honorary Member of the “Académie Nationale de Chirurgie” (Paris, France). He was the President of the European Hernia Society from 1998 to 2001. He was the President of S.I.C.E. (Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery and New Technologies) from 2009 to 2012 and collaborates with many National and International Societies. Since 2001 he has been the Professor of the General Surgery Residency Program of Federico II University of Naples. He is also a Tutor and Expert at the International Institute EITS/IRCAD of Strasbourg, directed by Prof. J. Marescaux.
He has participated as a speaker in several Congresses in Italy and abroad and as performer to many Live Surgeries, preferably via Laparoscopy. He organized several Congresses of International interest in Naples, among which the International Congress of EHS (1997) and the “30 years of Laparoscopic Surgery Memorial” (2021). He is the author of around 200 scientific papers published in peer-reviewed impact factored scientific journals, has a Scopus H-index of 26 and thousands of citations. He collaborated on the writing of several textbooks and wrote himself several textbooks such as “New Procedures in open hernia surgery” and “Laparoscopic Surgery”. His main professional and scientific interest is related to Oncologic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Abdominal Surgery, Abdominal Wall Surgery, standardization of the surgical method, quality of care and health economics.
Selected publications from PubMed
Anastomotic reinforcement in rectal surgery: a position statement from an expert panel of colorectal surgeons.
Picciariello A, Annicchiarico A, Melcarne R, Altomare DF, Arezzo A, Bianchi PP, Caricato M, Carlini M, Coco C, Corcione F, Delrio P, Luglio G, Milone M, Mistrangelo M, Pedrazzani C, Rega D, Spinelli A, Spolverato G, Vincenti L, Viola MG, Gravante G
Updates Surg. 2026 Aug 31 doi: 10.1007/s13304-026-02755-y.
Prevention of incisional hernia with biosynthetic mesh at the site of temporary ileostomy closure (PRINCESS Study): Preliminary Results.
Peltrini R, Rognoni C, Bellanova G, Caricato M, Carlini M, Cimbanassi S, Corcione F, Cozzani F, Cuccurullo D, Faillace G, Neri S, Patriti A, Santarelli M, Trapani V, Capolupo GT, Carbone G, Cianflocca D, Cioffi S, Di Nuzzo MM, Ferrara D, Greco PA, Iacone B, Pecchini F, Rossini M, Sacco M, Sala S, Spoletini D, Tramontano S, Tarricone R, Campanelli G, Cavallaro G, Piccoli M, Soliani G, Stabilini C, Bracale U
Hernia. 2025 Sep 18;29(1):277 doi: 10.1007/s10029-025-03462-0.
Step-by-step bottom-up laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision: a technical video demonstration.
Picciariello A, Corcione F, Delrio P, Ruotolo F, Vincenti L
Surg Endosc. 2025 Aug;39(8):5439-5441 doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11973-1.
Transumbilical laparoscopy for pneumoperitoneum establishment: a comprehensive multicentre evaluation affirming safety, feasibility, and a range of clinical benefits.
Rizzuto A, Bozzarello C, Andreuccetti J, Amaddeo A, Iannello AM, Sagnelli C, Cirocchi R, Cuccurullo D, Pignata G, Corcione F
Front Surg. 2024;11:1390038 doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1390038.
Shifting paradigms: a pivotal study on laparoscopic resection for colovesical fistulas in diverticular disease.
Rizzuto A, Andreuccetti J, Bracale U, Silvestri V, Pontecorvi E, Reggio S, Sagnelli C, Peltrini R, Amaddeo A, Bozzarello C, Pignata G, Cuccurullo D, Corcione F
Front Surg. 2024;11:1370370 doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1370370.
In order to perform operations properly, being familiar with the human anatomy of the area that will be operated on and understanding it is crucial. Thus, an introduction to the anatomy of the colon is essential, not only to know what surgeons will face but also to understand what types of complications may arise. Moreover, anatomy images help to show different kinds of situations of colorectal cancer, as well as the different procedures for each situation. Dr. Francesco Corcione discusses several videos of his procedures, giving recommendations and using them to comment on different aspects: Finding the mesenteric artery with some notes on how the anatomy is seen. The second video is similar to the previous one, but the cancer is in another colon position. A rare anomaly that has to be overcome in a procedure. A complication t due to the anatomy of the operation and the search for perfection in the performance.
With Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Published
Mar 2022
Francesco Corcione, Vania Silvestri, Emanuele Pontecorvi and Umberto Bracale perform a Laparoscopic Left Colectomy to a 57 years old female with a BMI 28.3.
With Olympus
Published
Mar 2020
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