aim of the course is acquiring the main clinical features and clinical presentation of surgical diseases.The students must demonstrate that they have learned the dynamics underlying the main surgical pathologies and know their clinical presentation.
Course Prerequisites
MEDICAL SEMIOTICS, ANATOMY
The student has to know very well the human anatomy
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Assessment Methods
Oral exam. The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of the basics of the surgical clinic, knowing how to present a clinical case and knowing the appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic path.
Texts
Sabiston Textbook Surgery
Townsend, J. C. M., Beauchamp, R. D., Evers, B. M., & Mattox, K. L. (2016). Sabiston textbook of surgery (20th ed.). Elsevier - Health Sciences Division.
Contents
Clinical features of the principal diseases of: stomach; pancreas; liver; colon; linphnodes; breast. Acute abdomen. GENERAL SURGRY
Textbook: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery - The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice
Program
The abdomen: Symptoms, clinical features and principles of diagnosis and Therapy. • Acute abdomen • Oesophagitis • Peptic ulcer • Cholecystitis • Appendicitis • Pancreatitis • Pancreatic Tumors • Liver Tumors • Colorectal cancer • Jaundice • Acute Meckel’s diverticulitis • Acute diverticulitis of colon • Portal Hypertension • Gastrointestinal Bleedings • Intestinal obstruction • Peritonitis • Abdominal Hernias • Intestinal ischemia and infarction
The neck: Symptoms, clinical features and principles of diagnosis • Cervical lymphadenopathy • The thyroid gland
The breast: Symptoms, clinical features and principles of diagnosis • Benign breast tumors • Carcinoma of the female breast
