THORACIC SURGERY
cod. 05570

Academic year 2009/10
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Chirurgia toracica (MED/21)
Field
Scienze interdisciplinari cliniche
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
10 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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Integrated course unit module: SPECIALIZED SURGERY

Learning objectives

Students must have knowledge of the basic elements of diseases treated during the course and be prepared to use such knowledge with a view to improving their professional skills.

Prerequisites

<br />Prior knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology, Histology and General Pathology is recommended.

Course unit content

<br />The most important topics relative to diseases requiring thoracic surgery and useful for the profession are dealt with. The topics covered in the lessons are as follows: Lung Cancer, Pneumothorax, Pleural Effusion, Pleural Tumours, Mediastinal Tumours, Thoracic Wall Tumours, Thoracic trauma, Pulmonary Metastases, Thoracic Drainage.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Carbognani , Rusca, Bobbio :La Patologia Toracica di Interesse Chirurgico .Ed. Minerva Medica 2000

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