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UROLOGY

CODE 67394
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023
CREDITS
  • 2 cfu during the 5th year of 8745 MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA(LM-41) - GENOVA
  • SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/24
    LANGUAGE Italian
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
  • SEMESTER 1° Semester
    MODULES This unit is a module of:
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

    At the end of the Course, the Student should be able to affront discussions on problems of clinical / surgical relevance, showing themselves autonomously capable and able to give differential diagnostic reasoning, based on observation, knowledge of epidemiological data, rational use of instrumental and laboratory investigations, as well as on the possibility of prevention for the most common diseases, with reference to content of the Course program, indicated below (Section 3).

    It requires the Student to have the ability to give the correct therapeutic indications, to be generally oriented on the most common urologic surgical techniques, and the "timing" of surgery and prognosis, considering the psycho-physical and social characteristics of the patient. A good knowledge is also required of issues relating to pre- and post-operative periods, with reference to the system of minor, intermediate as well as that of major urologic surgery.

    TEACHING METHODS

    - Plenary Lectures in Classroom

    - Training Seminars (clinical case discussions)

    - Educational / Professional Training (for small

      groups of students) on the Hospital Ward, in

      Outpatient Clinics, and in the Operating

      Room / Radiological - Instrumental

      Diagnostics

    Attendance is mandatory, with distributed hours, according to the type of activities and in relation to the Educational Credits (CFU) provided for the 5th Year - 1st Semester for the Discipline of Urology MED / 24 - Integrated Course of Surgery I: 1 CFU,

    (1 CFU = 25 hours)

    The detailed Calendar of Educational Activities is specified, each academic year, in the Student Guide published online.

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

     Anatomy of the male and urinary tract, symptoms and signs of diseases of urological relevance, laboratory and instrumental semeiotics
    • Benign prostatic hyperplasia (diagnostic procedure, medical therapy, endoscopic and open surgical therapy, minimally invasive therapies)
    • Prostate carcinoma (diagnosis, factors leading to therapy, medical treatment, surgery, radiotherapy, complications of different treatments)
    • Renal parenchymal tumors (diagnosis, surgical and medical therapy)
    • Upper urinary tract and bladder tumors (superficial and infiltrating classification, importance of in situ carcinoma, diagnosis and therapy, urinary derivations and bladder substitutions)
    • Testis tumors (diagnostic and differential diagnosis, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy, surveillance)
    • Obstructive anuria (definition, etiology, clinical aspects, hydroelectrolytic and systemic repercussions, diagnostic classification, therapeutic approach)
    • Urinary calculosis (diagnostic procedure, medical therapy, ESWL, endoscopic, open and laparoscopic therapy)
    • Urinary retention (definition, etiology, treatment)
    • Hydronephrosis (definition, etiology, treatment)
    • Infections of the urinary and genital tract (diagnostic and therapeutic path)
    • Urinary incontinence (definition, classification, diagnostic procedure, treatment)
    • Main malformations of the urinary tract and male genitalia
    • Urogenital traumas
    • Varicocele, hydrocele, torsion of the funiculus
    • Erectile dysfunction

    RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

    "Manuale di Urologia e Andrologia" . Pacini Editore Medicina

    Notes of Lessons

    Atlante di Urologia (available on Amazon)

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    ILARIA BALDELLI

    MARCO BORGHESI

    PIERO FREGATTI

    DANIELE FRIEDMAN

    CESARE STABILINI

    NAZARENO ROBERTO SUARDI

    PAOLO TRAVERSO

    GIOVANNI CAMERINI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

    FEDERICA MURELLI (President Substitute)

    FRANCESCO SAVERIO PAPADIA (President Substitute)

    EDOARDO RAPOSIO (President Substitute)

    GREGORIO SANTORI (President Substitute)

    CARLO TERRONE (President Substitute)

    LESSONS

    LESSONS START

    First term, see aulaweb

    Class schedule

    All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    To pass the exam, an oral evaluation is planned

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    The assessment takes place only through the final oral examination, which seeks to determine the effective acquisition by the student of the expected learning outcomes.

    Students, therefore, to pass the exam, achieving a vote of no less than 18/30, must demonstrate the knowledge and skills contained in the Educational Goals defined above (see Section 2).

    The following contribute, therefore, to the final mark out of thirty:

    - Ability to transverse and critically deal with the

      required arguments;

    - Fairness, clarity, synthesis and exhibiting

      fluidity;

    - Mastery of the subject;

    - Adoption of appropriate terminology.

    The vote of 30/30 cum laude, will be eventually granted where the knowledge / skills of the subject are excellent