37374 - General Surgery 3 (L-Z)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student - possesses the basic knowledge of the diagnostic approach of patients affected by surgical pathologies with emergency/urgency characteristics; - will be able to establish the surgical indication, the timing of the surgical therapy and will know the different surgical techniques to adopt; -knows the pathophysiological changes related to surgery in relation to immediate therapy and follow up

Course contents

- Abdominal pain and acute abdominal syndromes: general principles - Acute cholecystitis - Acute pancreatitis - Acute appendicitis - Acute diverticulitis - Intestinal blockages - Digestive haemorrhages - Intestinal perforations - Thoracic emergencies - Vascular emergencies - Hemoperitoneum - Trauma to the chest and trauma to the abdomen

Readings/Bibliography

Chirurgia Generale a cura del Prof. Francesco Minni, edizioni CEA

Teaching methods

lessons with slides and videos

Assessment methods

ORAL EXAMINATION The purpose of the oral exam is to verify the student's ability to apply his own knowledge and to make the necessary logical-deductive connections. Graduation of the final grade: Preparation on a very limited number of topics covered in the course and analytical skills that emerge only with the help of the teacher, expression in overall correct language → 18-19; Preparation on a limited number of topics covered in the course and autonomous analysis skills only on purely executive issues, expression in correct language → 20-24; Knowledge of a large number of topics addressed in the course, ability to make independent choices of critical analysis, mastery of specific terminology → 25-29; Substantially exhaustive preparation on the topics covered in the course, ability to make independent choices of critical analysis and connections, full mastery of the specific terminology and ability to argue and self-reflect → 30-30L. The final grade will be the average of the individual module grades

Teaching tools

Slides, videos and clinical cases

Office hours

See the website of Claudio Ricci