ANESTESIOLOGIA E CHIRURGIA

Module General Surgery

1. Knowledge and understanding

The student will acquire knowledge regarding the main gastrointestinal pathologies that may require surgical treatment. Particular emphasis will be placed on surgical conditions that might necessitate urgent, life-saving intervention for the patient.

2. Applying knowledge and understanding

The student will be able to apply the acquired knowledge to recognize suspected gastrointestinal surgical pathologies and promptly notify the healthcare personnel responsible for managing the surgical emergency or complication.

3. Making judgements

The student will develop the ability to critically evaluate patient observation, interpreting the collected clinical data and making clinical judgements regarding the patient's physiological and pathophysiological conditions.

4. Communication skills

The student will be able to clearly and appropriately communicate the acquired surgical knowledge using proper scientific terminology, in both academic and professional healthcare settings.

5. Learning skills

The student will develop autonomous learning skills that will allow them to continuously deepen and update their knowledge within the field of gastrointestinal surgical pathologies.

Teaching will be delivered through lectures

An adequate background in anatomy and physiology is required to understand the structure and function of all human organ systems and organs.

Attendance Requirement: Mandatory

Degree Course in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Techniques
Course Syllabus
Subject: General Surgery
Academic Year: 2026-2027

ESOPHAGUS

Esophageal diverticula

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Hiatal hernia

Tumors

STOMACH AND DUODENUM

Peptic ulcer disease

Gastric tumors 

SMALL INTESTINE

Meckel's diverticulum

Short bowel syndrome

Artificial nutrition 

Intestinal tumors

LARGE INTESTINE

Acute appendicitis

Crohn's disease

Ulcerative colitis

Intestinal volvulus

Diverticular disease

Colorectal tumors

Stomas 

ANORECTAL REGION

Anal abscess

Anal fistula

Pilonidal sinus 

Hemorrhoidal disease 

Anal fissure

Rectal prolapse

LIVER

Hepatic tumors

BILIARY TRACT

Gallstone disease 

Acute and chronic cholecystitis

Biliary tract tumors

PANCREAS

Acute pancreatitis

Pancreatic pseudocyst

Pancreatic carcinoma 

SPLEEN

Splenic artery aneurysm

Splenic infarction

Splenic tumors

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIAS

Inguinal hernia

Femoral hernia

Umbilical hernia

Epigastric hernia

Douglas Scott Tyler

Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice

Editor: Elsevier

The exam will evaluate the student's performance based on: relevance of responses to the questions asked, quality of content, ability to link different topics, appropriate use of technical language, and overall communication skills.

Assessment of the acquired knowledge is conducted through an oral examination. The grade is expressed on a 30-point scale, up to a maximum of 30/30 cum laude (with honors).

The final grade assignment will be based on the following criteria:

Score 29-30 cum laude: The student demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the topics, promptly and correctly integrates information, and critically analyzes the presented scenarios, independently solving highly complex problems. They possess excellent communication skills and competently master the specialized terminology of general surgery.

Score 26-28: The student shows a good understanding of the subject matter, is capable of integrating and critically analyzing scenarios in a logical manner, and presents topics clearly using appropriate scientific language.

Score 22-25: The student has a fair understanding of the topics, although limited to the core areas. They are able to integrate and critically analyze the presented situations, though not always in a linear fashion, and present the material reasonably clearly with moderate linguistic competence.

Score 18-21: The student possesses minimal knowledge of the topics, shows a modest ability to integrate and critically analyze the presented scenarios, and presents the material with sufficient clarity, although their specialized language proficiency may be limited.

Fail: The student lacks the minimum required knowledge of the core course content. Their ability to use discipline-specific language is minimal or non-existent, and they are unable to independently apply the acquired knowledge.

The instructor will examine the student on the topics covered in the course syllabus (e.g., 'Discuss benign esophageal tumors').