GASTROENTEROLOGY I (B)
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Differential diagnosis of main digestive and endocrinological diseases
Prerequisites
According with rules of School of Medicine
Course contents summary
Basic knowledge of main pathophysiological, diagnostic and clinical features of digestive and endocrinological diseases
Course contents
1) Esophagus: Basic of anatomy with particular reference to the upper and lower esophageal sphincters, physiology and pathophysiology elements with particular reference to motor functions, esophageal motility disorders: dyskinesias (classification, clinic, diagnosis), achalasia (epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical , diagnosis, therapy), esophageal diverticula: pulsion (pathogenesis, clinical, complications, diagnosis, therapy), traction and epifrenici (definition and clinical) diverticula, benign tumors (classification, clinic, therapy), malignant tumors (epidemiology, etiology, clinical, diagnosis, staging, therapy), gastro-oesophageal reflux (epidemiology, etiology, clinic, diagnosis, therapy), Barrett's esophagus (epidemiology, etiology, clinical, diagnosis, staging, therapy).
2) Diaphragma: diaphragmatic hernias: classification, hiatal hernia (anatomy of the hiatus joint and gastro-oesophageal, definition, epidemiology, classification), paraesophageal hernia (etiology, clinic, diagnosis, therapy), slipped hernia (etiology, clinic, diagnosis , therapy).
3) Stomach: Elements of anatomy, dyspeptic Disease (epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical, diagnosis, therapy), Helicobacter pylori infection (diagnosis, H.P.-related gastritis, therapy), gastritis (etiology and classification), ulcers and surgical complications (bleeding, perforation, penetration, stenosis),, precancerous conditions and tumors (epidemiology, etiology, clinical, diagnosis, staging, therapy, prognosis): adenocarcinoma, lymphoma and neuroendocrine tumors.
4) Pancreas: Elements of anatomy and physiology, Acute Pancreatitis (classification, epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical, complications, diagnosis, therapy) signs, chronic and autoimmune pancreatitis (classification, epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical complication, diagnosis, therapy), pancreatic exocrine tumors (epidemiology, etiology, clinical, diagnosis, staging, pancreatic pseudocysts (definition, etiology, development, clinical, complications, diagnosis, therapy), hormone-secreting tumors (classification, clinical diagnosis, therapy).
5) Biliary tract: Jaundice and cholestasis (definition, etiology, classification, clinic, differential diagnosis, therapy), Calculus of gallbladder and biliary tract (definition, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical, complications, therapy), cholecystitis and acute cholangitis (classification, etiology, clinic, diagnosis, therapy) and their complications nods (biliary-digestive fistula, gallstone ileus, benign and malignant stenosis (classification, etiology, clinic, diagnosis, therapy), neoplasms of the gallbladder and biliary tract ( etiology, clinic, diagnosis, therapy), immune-mediated disorders of the bile ducts (primary sclerosing cholangitis and primary biliary cirrhosis (classification, etiology, clinic, diagnosis, therapy).
6) Liver: steatosis, NASH and NAFLD, liver cirrhosis (classification, epidemiology, etiology, clinic, diagnosis, complications, therapy), Wilson's disease and hemochromatosis, hepatitis drug, autoimmune diseases of the liver, benign tumors (classification, epidemiology, clinic, diagnosis, therapy) nods, primary malignant tumors (classification, epidemiology, etiology, clinic, diagnosis, staging, signs of therapy), liver metastases (clinical, diagnostic, therapy).
7) Portal hypertension: Elements of anatomy macroscopic and microscopic of the portal system, pathophysiology, etiology. Esophageal varices (definition, pathological anatomy, classification, diagnosis, bleeding complications, clinical, endoscopic and surgical therapy), splenomegaly and hypersplenism (definition, clinic, therapy), ascites (definition, etiology, clinic, diagnosis, therapy) .
8) Small Intestine: Coeliac disease (Classification, epidemiology, etiology, clinic, diagnosis, complications), malabsorption (classification, epidemiology, etiology, clinic, diagnosis), benign and malignant tumors (classification, etiology, clinic, diagnosis, the
Recommended readings
Gastroenterology and Surgery: Manuale di Gastroenterologia Unigastro, Edizione 2016, E.G.I. editore
Endocrinology: Kumar & Clark’s, Clinical Medicine - 9th Edition or
Colao A., Giugliano D., Riccardi G. – Endocrinologia & Malattie del Metabolismo – 2° Edizione - Idelson-Gnocchi
Pathology: Robbins e Cotran - Le basi patologiche delle malattie, 8th Edition, Elsevier ed.
Vol. 1 Patologia generale - Vol. 2 Malattie degli organi e degli apparati
Teaching methods
Formal lessons, interactive activities, fellowship and addictional didatics
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination