PATHOLOGY OF SENSE ORGANS Single channel

Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: PIERO PAPI

Module 1: ODONTOSTOMATOLOGICAL DISEASES

Activity type
Clinica medico-chirurgica degli organi di senso
SSD
MED/28
Year
5th year
Semester
2nd semester
CFU
1
Hours distribution
12 classroom hours
Lecturers
PIERO PAPI

Module 2: MAXILLO-FACIAL SURGERY

Activity type
Formazione clinica interdisciplinare e medicina basata sulle evidenze
SSD
MED/29
Year
5th year
Semester
2nd semester
CFU
1
Hours distribution
12 classroom hours
Lecturers
VALENTINO VALENTINI

Module 3: DISEASES OF THE VISUAL APPARATUS

Activity type
Clinica medico-chirurgica degli organi di senso
SSD
MED/30
Year
5th year
Semester
2nd semester
CFU
2
Hours distribution
24 classroom hours
Lecturers
MARCELLA NEBBIOSO

Module 4: otorhinolaryngologist

Activity type
Clinica medico-chirurgica degli organi di senso
SSD
MED/31
Year
5th year
Semester
2nd semester
CFU
2
Hours distribution
24 classroom hours
Lecturers
GIANNICOLA IANNELLA

Module 5: AUDIOLOGY

Activity type
Clinica medico-chirurgica degli organi di senso
SSD
MED/32
Year
5th year
Semester
2nd semester
CFU
1
Hours distribution
12 classroom hours
Lecturers
LUCIA LONGO

Learning outcomes

Module: ODONTOSTOMATOLOGICAL DISEASES
N/D
Module: MAXILLO-FACIAL SURGERY
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF THE VISUAL APPARATUS
N/D
Module: otorhinolaryngologist
N/D
Module: AUDIOLOGY
N/D

Prerequisites

Module: ODONTOSTOMATOLOGICAL DISEASES
N/D
Module: MAXILLO-FACIAL SURGERY
In order to get a full understandings of the main maxillo facial surgery topics students needs to have a deeply knowledge of the head and neck anatomy and of head and neck general and disease specific pathology


Module: DISEASES OF THE VISUAL APPARATUS
Knowledge of general clinical bases


Module: otorhinolaryngologist
N/D
Module: AUDIOLOGY
N/D

Programme

Module: ODONTOSTOMATOLOGICAL DISEASES
N/D
Module: MAXILLO-FACIAL SURGERY
TRAUMATOLOGY:
- emergency procedures in cranio - maxillo - facial surgery: airway and bleeding management
- mandibular fractures
- maxillary fractures
- Malar bone fractures
- Orbital Fractures
- Panfacial fractures
- Frontal bone fractures

CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION
- evaluation and surgical management of the most common dento - maxillo - facial malformations
and cranio - facial malformations

HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGICAL SURGERY
- benign lesions of head and neck
- evaluation and surgical management of malignant lesions of oral cavity and oropharynx
- evaluation and surgical management of malignant lesions of nasal and paranasal cavity
- evaluation and surgical management of salivary glands lesions
- evaluation and surgical management of oropharyngeal cancer

RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
- general principles
- grafts
- pedicle flaps
- free flaps

FACIAL PALSY
- general evaluation
- surgical managent of facial palsy


Module: DISEASES OF THE VISUAL APPARATUS
ELEMENTS OF ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY
AND SEMEIOTICS OF THE VISUAL APPARATUS
PATHOLOGIES OF THE EYE ANNEXES AND THE ORBIT
PATHOLOGIES OF THE ANTERIOR SEGMENT
PATHOLOGIES OF THE POSTERIOR SEGMENT
UVEITIS AND CHORIORETINOPATHIES
OPTICAL NERVE PATHOLOGIES AND OUTLINES OF NEUROPHTHALMOLOGY
OCULAR HYDRODYNAMICS AND GLAUCOMA
NOTIONS OF THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF EYE MOTILITY: STRABISMS
REFRACTION FAULTS
APPROACH TO EYE SURGERY AND PARASURGERY

Main retinal pathologies such as rhegmatogenous degeneration, retinal detachment, retinoblastoma and retinopathy of prematurity


Module: otorhinolaryngologist
N/D
Module: AUDIOLOGY
N/D

Books

Module: ODONTOSTOMATOLOGICAL DISEASES
N/D
Module: MAXILLO-FACIAL SURGERY
Organi di senso - Manuale per l' approccio integrato alle patologie testa - collo
Polimeni - De Vincentiis - Lambiase - Valentini
Edra Masson 2019


Module: DISEASES OF THE VISUAL APPARATUS
POLIMENI ANTONELLA, DE VINCENTIIS MARCO, LAMBIASE ALESSANDRO, VALENTINI VALENTINO
EDIZIONE 2019
EDITORE: EDRA-MASSON
ORGANI DI SENSO-MANUALE PER L’APPROCCIO INTEGRATO ALLE PATOLOGIE TESTA-COLLO

Caporossi Aldo
Oftalmologia


Module: otorhinolaryngologist
N/D
Module: AUDIOLOGY
N/D

Bibliography

Module: ODONTOSTOMATOLOGICAL DISEASES
N/D
Module: MAXILLO-FACIAL SURGERY
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF THE VISUAL APPARATUS
N/D
Module: otorhinolaryngologist
N/D
Module: AUDIOLOGY
N/D

Lessons mode

Module: ODONTOSTOMATOLOGICAL DISEASES
N/D
Module: MAXILLO-FACIAL SURGERY
Due to covid19 pandemic, lessons are given in blended fashion. Clinic, ward an operative theatre attendance are encouraged. Attendance has to be agreed with the aprofessor and his colleagues


Module: DISEASES OF THE VISUAL APPARATUS
N/D
Module: otorhinolaryngologist
N/D
Module: AUDIOLOGY
N/D

Frequency

Module: ODONTOSTOMATOLOGICAL DISEASES
N/D
Module: MAXILLO-FACIAL SURGERY
Students must attend at least 60% of all lessons


Module: DISEASES OF THE VISUAL APPARATUS
In presence


Module: otorhinolaryngologist
N/D
Module: AUDIOLOGY
N/D

Exam mode

Module: ODONTOSTOMATOLOGICAL DISEASES
N/D
Module: MAXILLO-FACIAL SURGERY
The final evaluation of the entire course will be based on the results of an oral test.


Module: DISEASES OF THE VISUAL APPARATUS
Oral and written exam


Module: otorhinolaryngologist
N/D
Module: AUDIOLOGY
N/D

Example exam questions

Module: ODONTOSTOMATOLOGICAL DISEASES
N/D
Module: MAXILLO-FACIAL SURGERY
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF THE VISUAL APPARATUS
N/D
Module: otorhinolaryngologist
N/D
Module: AUDIOLOGY
N/D

Arguments

Module: ODONTOSTOMATOLOGICAL DISEASES
N/D
Module: MAXILLO-FACIAL SURGERY
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF THE VISUAL APPARATUS



Module: otorhinolaryngologist
N/D
Module: AUDIOLOGY
N/D

  • Academic year2026/2027
  • Degree program to which the course belongsMedicine and Surgery "B" - Roma Azienda Policlinico Umberto I
  • Languageita
  • CFU7 CFU, distributed among 5 integrated didactic modules
  • Total duration84 hours