Surgery: Clinics and Therapy (6th year)
A.Y. 2020/2021
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with:
i) knowledge of the main diseases, benign or malignant, of surgical interest and the main surgical techniques needed;
ii) information on diagnostic and therapeutic methods;
iii) the ability to identify the conditions that require the specialist's professional contribution.
i) knowledge of the main diseases, benign or malignant, of surgical interest and the main surgical techniques needed;
ii) information on diagnostic and therapeutic methods;
iii) the ability to identify the conditions that require the specialist's professional contribution.
Expected learning outcomes
Students must:
i) know how to correlate the signs and symptoms to the main surgical pathologies;
ii) know how to develop a diagnostic and therapeutic pathway with regard to benign and malignant diseases;
iii) know how to communicate to the patient the options of a conservative and surgical nature.
i) know how to correlate the signs and symptoms to the main surgical pathologies;
ii) know how to develop a diagnostic and therapeutic pathway with regard to benign and malignant diseases;
iii) know how to communicate to the patient the options of a conservative and surgical nature.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
In the first semester the lectures will take place as concurrent classroms:
·in the classroom with a limited number of students, who have previously booked using the "lezioniUnimi" app with the unimi e-mail account username and password; (https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/frequentare-un-corso-di-laurea/seguire-il-percorso-di-studi/orari-delle-lezioni) and at the same time through the "Teams platform" for online students ;
· The student must wear a surgical mask for the entire duration of his/her stay in the classroom and to sit using every other free seat
· the lectures will be recorded and made available on the teacher's Ariel website for students with proven difficulties to connect during classes
· the lectures will take place at the San Paolo Hospital on the 3rd floor of Blocco C. Students must access classrooms via Blocco C and exit via the side blocks (students leaving Pauling and Fleming rooms towards Blocco B and students leaving Curie, Golgi and Pasteur rooms towards Blocco A).
Students must enter from the main hall (R floor) of the San Paolo hospital and undergo body temperature measurement by the infrared cameras. It is strongly recommended to use the stairs for classrooms entering and/or leaving.
NB for any further information check the unimi.it website: (Home Studiare Frequentare un corso di laurea Seguire il percorso di studi Orari delle lezioni)
·in the classroom with a limited number of students, who have previously booked using the "lezioniUnimi" app with the unimi e-mail account username and password; (https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/frequentare-un-corso-di-laurea/seguire-il-percorso-di-studi/orari-delle-lezioni) and at the same time through the "Teams platform" for online students ;
· The student must wear a surgical mask for the entire duration of his/her stay in the classroom and to sit using every other free seat
· the lectures will be recorded and made available on the teacher's Ariel website for students with proven difficulties to connect during classes
· the lectures will take place at the San Paolo Hospital on the 3rd floor of Blocco C. Students must access classrooms via Blocco C and exit via the side blocks (students leaving Pauling and Fleming rooms towards Blocco B and students leaving Curie, Golgi and Pasteur rooms towards Blocco A).
Students must enter from the main hall (R floor) of the San Paolo hospital and undergo body temperature measurement by the infrared cameras. It is strongly recommended to use the stairs for classrooms entering and/or leaving.
NB for any further information check the unimi.it website: (Home Studiare Frequentare un corso di laurea Seguire il percorso di studi Orari delle lezioni)
Course syllabus
Dysphagia
Jaundice
Focal lesions of the liver
Abdominal pain in the upper quadrants
Pain in the chest
Swelling of the neck
Secretions of the nipple
Breast nodule
Abdominal pain in the lower quadrants
Haematemesis/melena
Lower gastrointestinal haemorrhagies
Alterations of bowel movements
Intra-abdominal masses
Jaundice
Focal lesions of the liver
Abdominal pain in the upper quadrants
Pain in the chest
Swelling of the neck
Secretions of the nipple
Breast nodule
Abdominal pain in the lower quadrants
Haematemesis/melena
Lower gastrointestinal haemorrhagies
Alterations of bowel movements
Intra-abdominal masses
Prerequisites for admission
Anatomy, Physiology, Semeiotics and Medical Pathology, Semeiotics and Surgical Pathology, Pharmacology
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons.
ED and first aid activities.
Frequency in surgical outpatient facility.
Frequency in the operating room.
Seminars.
ED and first aid activities.
Frequency in surgical outpatient facility.
Frequency in the operating room.
Seminars.
Teaching Resources
F. Minni: Chirurgia Generale (2 voll.), CEA, 2019
D.F. D'Amico: Manuale di Chirurgia Generale, II Ed., Piccin, 2018
R. Dionigi: Chirurgia, VI Ed. (2 voll.), Elsevier, 2017
F.C. Brunicardi: Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, XI Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2019
J.L. Cameron, A.M. Cameron: Current Surgical Therapy, XII Ed., Elsevier, 2017
C.M. Townsend: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, XX Ed.,Elsevier, 2016
M.W. Mulholland: Greenfield's Surgery, VI Ed., Wolters Kluwert, 2016
D.F. D'Amico: Manuale di Chirurgia Generale, II Ed., Piccin, 2018
R. Dionigi: Chirurgia, VI Ed. (2 voll.), Elsevier, 2017
F.C. Brunicardi: Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, XI Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2019
J.L. Cameron, A.M. Cameron: Current Surgical Therapy, XII Ed., Elsevier, 2017
C.M. Townsend: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, XX Ed.,Elsevier, 2016
M.W. Mulholland: Greenfield's Surgery, VI Ed., Wolters Kluwert, 2016
Assessment methods and Criteria
Oral examination. The candidate must be able to carry out a clinical reasoning on the basis of a simple clinical case, also indicating the principles of therapy.
MED/18 - GENERAL SURGERY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 36 hours
Professor:
Ghilardi Giorgio