Ateneo - UPO

Learning of the thoracic dideases of surgical interest, indications to the surgical procedures, surgical procedures performed and expected results

Trattato di chirurgia. Paletto, Colombo, Maggi, Masenti, Massaioli. Ed. Minerva Medica (Torino

Teach the student to recognise the pathological entities of the thorax of surgical interest, to be able to distinguish those cases to be referred for specialistic surgical evaluation, to know the surgical procedures with their relative and absolute contraindications and the related complications

Before attending the coures, the student should be optimally confident with the anatomy, physiology, pathology, physiopathology and semeiotic of the chest and respiratory system

Front lessons and interactive discussion of clinical cases

At the end of the course, the assessment of learning will take place through a written assignment with multiple choice questions on theory and clinical cases. the evaluation will be based on a mark out of thirty which then results in the overall mark out of thirty, expression of a weighted average with a final evaluation shared by the teachers of the individual modules. The exam is passed when the final mark is 18 or higher. The assignment of the highest marks with honors (30 with honors) is envisaged.

Pleural diseases of surgical interest (performed procedures) Lung diseases of surgical interest (performed procedures) Mediastinal diseases of surgical interest (performed procedures) Chest-wall diseases of surgical interest (performed procedures)

At the of the course the student is expected to be able to recognise the pathological entities of the thorax and is able to distinguish those patients to be referred for specialistic evaluation