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CLINICA PEDIATRICA - channel 4

Teaching Staff

AGATA FIUMARA - Module Pediatria - MED/38 - 5 CFU
MARCO FICHERA - Module Genetica Medica - MED/03 - 2 CFU
VINCENZO DI BENEDETTO - Module Pediatric Surgery - MED/20 - 1 CFU

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Learning Objectives

• Pediatric Surgery
  

  Learning and improve knowledges of the most common congenital malformations, antenatal diagnosis with multidisciplinary counseling associated and their therapeutic approachs.

  Learning of the gastrointestinal and urological pediatric surgical emergencies.

Course Structure

• Pediatric Surgery
  

  Lessons and video of clinical cases and surgical procedures.

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Detailed Course Content

• Pediatric Surgery
  

  INGUINAL AND SCROTAL DISORDERS:

  1. Inguinal hernia
  2. hydrocele
  3. hydrocele of cord
  4. undescended testis
  5. acute conditions of the scrotum (testicular torsion, torsion of testicular appendages, epididymitis and orchitis)

  
  INTESTINAL DISEASES:

  1. abdominal wall defects: gastroschisis and onfalocele
  2. intestinal obstructions,
  3. esophageal atresia,
  4. hypertrophic pyloric stenosis,
  5. intestinal malrotation
  6. intestinal duplications,
  7. intestinal intussusceptions,
  8. Meckel diverticulum,
  9. Nec
  10. anorectal malformations.

  
  UROLOGICAL DISEASES:

  1. Pyeloureteral obstruction,
  2. Urinary tract infections and Vesicoureteral reflux,
  3. Megaureter,
  4. Ureterocele,
  5. Posterior urethral valves.

  
  GENITALIA:

  1. Labial fusion,
  2. Phimosis,
  3. Hypospadia,
  4. Epispadias,
  5. Varicocele.

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Textbook Information

• Pediatric Surgery
  

  Chirurgia Pediatrica - Approccio e gestione del bambino con problemi chirurgici.

  Autore: G. Parigi

  Editore: Elsevier

  Holcomb and Ashcraft's Pediatric Surgery

  7Th Edition

  Editore: Elsevier

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