Unit VETERINARY SURGICAL PATHOLOGY
- Course
- Veterinary medicine
- Study-unit Code
- GP001202
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Antonio Di Meo
- Teachers
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- Antonio Di Meo
- Francesca Beccati (Codocenza)
- Hours
- 36 ore - Antonio Di Meo
- 3 ore (Codocenza) - Francesca Beccati
- CFU
- 3
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2020
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline cliniche veterinarie
- Academic discipline
- VET/09
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- The course provides specialized training in the phatophysiologic processes of animal surgical diseases. Generalities about more relevant pathologic processes and treatment of each single anatomic systems specific diseases, with particular emphasis on patho-physiologic mechanisms will be treated
- Reference texts
- 1) Le Basi Patogenetiche delle Malattie Chirurgiche nei Piccoli Animali. M. J. Bojrab, I ed. italiana, Giraldi Editore, 2001.
2) Patologia Chirurgica Veterinaria e Podologia, Micheletto B., UTET.
3) Chirurgia dei piccoli animali, Fossum T.W., III ed. italiana, Elsevier-Masson, 2008. - Educational objectives
- D1 - KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
The student must:
- have knowledge of the etiopathogenetic aspects of the main surgical disease;
- have the ability to differentiate the anatomical structures affected by pathological processes (hard and soft tissues).
D2 - ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
At the end of training activity the student must:
- be able to identify the site, type and cause of the disease based on clinical and diagnostic findings obtained on the animal;
- be able to recognize and differentiate traumatic, degenerative, dysplastic and neoplastic pathologies.
D3 - AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
At the end of the training activity the student must be able to:
- direct the patient towards a correct diagnostic process aimed at defining the causes responsible for the disease.
D4- COMMUNICATION SKILLS
At the end of training activity the student must:
- be able to describe with adequate terminology the lesions found and the pathogenetic mechanisms underlying them;
- prepare and present a clinical case pertinent to the topics covered, illustrating the causes and methods of development of the lesion.
D5 - LEARNING SKILLS
At the end of the training activity the student must be able to:
- consult and understand scientific tests and bibliographic updates;
- have adequate basic knowledge concerning the surgical disease of domestic animals. - Prerequisites
- Teaching methods
- The lectures, 27 hours, are held in a classroom of the educational center
of the faculty with the help of visual aids in order to complete the
theoretical concepts pictures from the different pathologies treated;
practices, 12 hours, are held in local veterinary teaching hospital
(operating rooms, outpatient clinics, Radiologic room, CT and ultrasound)
to allow each student a direct approach to the cases of surgical
relevance. - Other information
- Learning verification modality
- Extended program
- Basic pathological processes of surgical interest:
Pyogenic infections and their evolutions (abscess, empyema, suppuration,
phlegmon).Wound, sore, ulcer, Fistulas.(2 h)Regeneration and healing
processes of soft tissues (healing by first and second intention, mixed
healing).Healing pathologies. (2 h)2. Surgical diseases of apparatuses
and systems: Ectopia, heterotopia, paratopia.PARATOPIAS’ SPECIAL
PATHOLOGY:Hernias and their classification, Ptosis. Ectopia testis,
Cryptorchidism (2 h)Version, Flexion, Prolapse, Invagination, Ileus. (2
h)Gastric volvolus and dilatation Syndrome, obstruction. (2
h)Megaesophagus, Diverticula (2 h)3. Collections.Generality. Canine
cystic pathologies of salivary glands.Feline urologic syndrome and
urolithiasis.Canine urolithiasis. (2 h) 4. Traumatology.Trauma as a source
of pathology.Compression.Contusion.Parenchyma‘s and hollow organs’
rupture.Ligaments rupture. (2 h) 5. Osseous tissue and bones
pathology.Biomechanics of fractures and luxations. Fracture point.Salter
Harris’ fractures. (2 h) Hard tissues healing (osteogenesis- I intention, by
formation of a callus- II intention).Complications in fracture’s
repairing.Osteomyelitis. (2 h)Congenital and hereditary
pathologies.Bones’ metabolic diseases.Lesions of growth plates. (2 h) 6.
Articular pathologies:Dysplasia (general concepts, elbows and
pelvis).Osteochondrosis and osteochondritis dissecans. (2 h)Arthrosis and
arthritis.Arthrosynovitis (exudative, productive). (2 h) 7. Disorders of the
tendons, muscles and synovial sheaths. Nervous system
diseases.Paralysis, paresis and pathologies of the spinal cord.Discopathy,
prolapse and herniated discs.Spine diseases. (2 h)