MED0240 - GASTROENTEROLOGY

courses

ID:

MED0240

Duration (hours):

24

CFU:

SSD:

MEDICINA INTERNA

Year:

2025

Date/time interval

Secondo Semestre (02/03/2026 - 05/06/2026)

Teaching Methods

The course includes frontal lessons, all given by the lecturer of the course. Lessons are supported by PPT slide projection. If required by the students, the teacher can devote the first part of each lesson to clarification and insights on the topics discussed in the previous lessons. Students can also ask for clarifications on specific topics during the lesson.

Oesophageal diseases
- diverticula;
- hiatal hernia;
- motor disorders;
- gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett’s esophagus and esophagitis;
- dyspepsia;
- benign and malignant oesophageal tumors.

Gastric and duodenal diseases
- Helicobacter Pylori;
- acute and chronic gastritis;
- peptic ulcer disease;
- benign and malignant gastric tumors;
- upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding.

Bowel diseases
- diarrhea: cause and classification;
- disorders of absorption;
- intestinal infections;
- chronic inflammatory diseases (Crohn’s disease e ulcerative Colitis);
- celiac sprue;
- irritable bowel syndrome;
- diverticula and complications;
- colorectal cancer;
- lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding;
- appendix diseases;
- anal diseases;
- acute abdomen;
- acute intestinal obstruction.

Liver and biliary tract diseases
- the hyperbilirubinemias: definition and pathogenesis; congenital (Gilbert’s jaundice), liver and obstructive jaundice;
- liver steatosis;
- viral hepatitis A, B, C;
- toxic and drug-induced hepatitis;
- alcoholic liver disease;
- cirrhosis: etiology and natural history; complications: portal hypertension, ascites, esophageal varices, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome;
- benign and malignant tumors;
- cholecystitis; gallbladder and bile duct stones

Pancreas diseases
- acute and chronic pancreatitis
- benign and malignant tumors