84482 - Paediatric Surgery

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 9210)

Learning outcomes

Describe the etiology, epidemiology, natural history, diagnosis, pathology, staging and management of a wide variety of neonatal and pediatric surgical diseases including pediatric oncology. Describe the principles and applications of pediatric surgical therapy. Describe physiopathological adaptations to surgical treatment in infancy. Discuss the importance of the doctor-patient/family relationship in surgical decision-masking.

Course contents

Acute abdomen in pediatric age - surgical diseases

Hydronephrosis

Hypertrophic pylorus stenosis

Vesicou-reteral reflux

Necritizing enterocolitis

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Inguinal hernia (congenital)

Varicocele

Intussusception

Office hours

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