Module Details

General Surgery

MC099

Course
General Surgery
Code
MC099
Academic Year
2025/2026
Curriculum Year
2020/2021
Degree Programme
MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Curriculum
000 - CORSO GENERICO
Course coordinator
Credits
7
Lecture Hours
56
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/18 - General Surgery
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
6
Teaching period
Primo Semestre
Campus
NOVARA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
Esophagus: clinical cases functional esophagus, neoplastic esophagus reconstruction, caustic esophagitis clinical cases stomach clinical cases colon intestinal obstruction acute abdomen haemorrhages digestive tract hernias gallstones compartment syndrome retroperitoneal tumors mammary tumors malignant and benign tumors of the liver anterior resection of the rectum laparoscopic
Reference Texts
1) Sabiston, Textbook of Surgery 2) Dionigi, Basi teoriche e chirurgia generale 3) De Toma, Bellantone, Montorsi CHIRUGIA GENERALE edizioni Minerva Medica
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge of the main pathologies of the digestive system, ability to conduct a reasoned clinical examination in order to formulate a diagnostic hypothesis and prescribe the appropriate instrumental investigations
Prerequisites
It is necessary to have passed the Surgical Pathology exam and have acquired basic knowledge of Histology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology and Radiology.
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons with slide presentation. Standard and flipped teaching.
Additional Information
The course is associated with clinical internship in the department
Assessment Methods
Learning is assessed through an oral exam. Each candidate will be asked several questions that may concern all the topics included in the educational program with prevailing attention to the topics covered in the lectures Each of the teachers of the Integrated Course will ask questions relating to their teaching. and will propose a mark out of thirty from which the overall mark is 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.
Detailed Syllabus
Esophagus: Tumors of the esophagus; Esophageal diseases and clinical cases; esophagus from caustic - Stomach: clinical cases - Biliary calcolosis - Bariatric surgery - Proctology - Colon: clinical cases - Carcinomas of the rectum, embryology and mesoretto: surgical techniques - Retroperitoneum tumors - Neoplasms of the small intestine and GIST Obiettivi per lo sviluppo sostenibile Codice Descrizione - Breast pathology - Perianal abscesses and fistulas chirurgiche. - Compartmental syndrome of the abdomen - Liver: clinical cases - Portal hypertension - Liver echinococcosis - Ernie - Acute abdomen - Abdominal trauma - Urgency in the operating room - acute pancreatitis, compartment syndrome
Expected Learning Outcomes
The expected learning outcomes are consistent with the provisions general ones found within the European Qualifications Framework (Dublin descriptors) as follows: Evaluate the physiological principles that govern the function of brain systems main body and alterations induced by functional anomalies e structural. Describe the main signs and symptoms associated with specific clinical disorders e provide an adequate explanation of the underlying reasons. Know the diseases of surgical interest affecting the different systems. Know the necessary clinical and surgical methodology to address the main pathologies of surgical interest. The ability to give directions is also required correct therapeutics, to be generally oriented on techniques most common surgical procedures, on surgical "timing" and prognosis, taking present the psychophysical and social characteristics of the patient. And then Adequate knowledge of issues relating to periods is required pre- and post-operative, related to both small, medium and large operations surgery Acquire adequate knowledge of the most frequent diseases of the digestive system, of their socio-health impact and for their incidence and both for the repercussions on the quality of life of patients.Understand the etiopathogenetic and pathophysiological mechanisms of these pathologies describing the diagnostic and therapeutic pathways based on a reasoned and critical elaboration of the clinical, functional findings laboratory and diagnostic imaging, which take into account the possible differential diagnoses and risk/benefit ratios e cost/benefit. Learn the indications for the main instrumental and medical tests laboratory of surgical interest. Know the preventive strategies and the possible evolutions and prognostic implications of the main pathologies surgical.
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