01594 - General Surgery

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will acquire the main clinical characteristics of the most common conditions amenable to surgical treatment, recognizing them in individual patients. They will be able to correlate specific symptoms with these conditions in the context of hospitalized patients, and will understand the fundamentals of the diagnostic process. They will also be familiar with the terminology of the main surgical procedures and basic technical knowledge in order to understand the repercussions, especially functional, that the procedure can have. Finally, they will have a basic understanding of the sequelae of the most common surgical procedures, as well as the fundamentals of follow-up measures, especially in the field of neoplastic pathology

Course contents

The course includes the following topics:

- Emergency surgery: digestive hemorrhages

- Emergency surgery: acute abdomen (peritonitis and obstructions)

- Surgical pathology of the abdominal wall (hernias and laparoceles)

- Esophageal and stomach carcinoma

- Colorectal carcinoma

- Hepatic and pancreatic tumors

- Breast pathology

- Adrenal and spleen pathology

- Thyroid and parathyroid pathology

Readings/Bibliography

Current Surgical Therapy, JL Cameron, AM Cameron, 15th edition

ISBN 9780443283833

textbook of Surgery, Sabiston - Tyler, 2025

ISBN: 9780443124341

Teaching methods

Formal lectures

Assessment methods

The exam will be assessed as follows:

Insufficient: lack of basic preparation, serious and repeated conceptual errors.

18-19: knowledge of basic concepts without essential gaps in understanding. Presentation of concepts and use of medical language generally acceptable.

20-24: knowledge of basic concepts without essential gaps in understanding. Fairly effective presentation of concepts and valid use of medical language.

25-29: preparation at a good, very good, or even excellent level, but with some uncertainties in the presentation that prevent achieving full marks. Ability to analyze and correlate independent information. Presentation of concepts in the correct sequence and full capability in using medical language.

30-30L: Ability to reason responses and to effectively and independently combine the information obtained. Complete proficiency in the use of medical language.complete, consolidated preparation, without uncertainties or errors on the topics covered during the course. Ability to focus the discussion on the topic without providing irrelevant infromation.  

Teaching tools

PPT slides, videos, on-line link and resources

Office hours

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