- Docente: Lorenzo Fuccio
- Credits: 3
- SSD: MED/12
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Lorenzo Fuccio (Modulo 1) Leonardo Henry Umberto Eusebi (Modulo 2) Marco Montagnani (Modulo 3)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2) Traditional lectures (Modulo 3)
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 5906)
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from Nov 06, 2025 to Dec 04, 2025
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from Nov 21, 2025 to Dec 10, 2025
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from Oct 10, 2025 to Dec 10, 2025
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student should know the basic principles of the pathology, pathogenesis, etiology, and all the most recent advancements in the management of the most frequent upper, lower gastrointestinal diseases as well as those interesting the liver, the biliary tract and the pancreas.
Course contents
Liver and milio-pancreatic diseases.
- Liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension
- Ascites
- Gastro-esophageal Variceal Bleeding
- Liver-associated Acute Kidney Disease
- Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
- Pancreatic Cancer
Upper GI diseases
- Upper GI bleeding
- Gastric and esophageal cancer
- Celiac disease
- GERD
- Dyspesia, peptic disease and H.pylori infection
Lower GI diseases
- IBS
- Diverticular disease
- IBD
- Constipation/diarrhea
Readings/Bibliography
UNIGASTRO Digestive Diseases Last edition
Teaching methods
Lectures and case-based lessons.
Assessment methods
Oral Exam
Teaching tools
Power point slides and videos.
Office hours
See the website of Lorenzo Fuccio
See the website of Leonardo Henry Umberto Eusebi
See the website of Marco Montagnani