Surgery topic list

6^th year surgery exam topic list

GENERAL SURGERY

Classification of wounds, principles of wound treatment
Soft tissue infections, wound infections, NPWT, antiobiotic prophylaxis
Indications and contraindications of surgery, surgical incisions
Preoperative care, ERAS protocol, prehabilitation, perioperative nutrition
Postoperative care and complications
Surgical oncology (basic concepts, importance of TNM staging, neoadjuvant and adjuvant oncological treatment, concept of onco-team, importance)
Significance of minimally invasive surgery, common surgical techniques
Transplantation basic concepts (basic concepts, brain death, indications, immunosuppression)
Forms of surgical deviations of the intestinal system: stomas (main types, indications)
Types of bleeding, hemostasis, transfusion
Thromboembolism, thromboprophylaxis
Surgical diagnosis (physical signs, laboratory, imaging devices) Interventions (endoscopy, US/CT-guided interventions)
Anatomy of abdominal visceral vessels

SPECIAL SURGERY

Disease of the adrenal glands, surgical consequences
Benign diseases of the thyroid gland, and treatment
Malignant diseases of the thyroid gland and treatment
Surgery of the parathyroid gland
Benign diseases of the esophagus, diagnostics and treatment (achalasia, diverticulosis, hiatal hernia, GERD).
Malignant diseases of the oesophagus, diagnosis, treatment
Benign diseases of the stomach. Examination of the stomach and the duodenum, surgical aspects
Malignant diseases of the stomach (symptoms, diagnosis, treatment)
Gallstones of the gallbladder and the biliary tract: symptomatics, diagnostics, treatments
Gallstones complications and treatment
Malignant diseases of the gallbladder and the biliary tract: sypmtomatics, diagnostics and treatments
Benign tumours of the liver (symptoms, differential diagnosis, treatment)
Primary and metastatic tumours of the liver tumours (symptoms, diagnosis, treatment)
Acute and chronic pancreatitis (symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications)
Malignant diseases of the pancreas (curative and palliative, surgical and interventional options)
Colorectal polyps, polyposis syndromes (symptoms, diagnosis, treatment)
Anorectal tumors (symptoms, diagnosis, treatment)
Malignant diseases of the large intestine (symptoms, diagnosis, treatment)
Colon diverticulosis, diverticulitis (symptoms, diagnosis, conservative treatment, surgical indications)
Surgical aspects of Crohn disease
Surgical aspects of ulcerative colitis
Anorectal benign diseases (haemorrhoids, perianal fistula, anal fissure, anorectal abscesses)
Signs and causes of peritonitis. Perforation of luminal organs: symptomatics, diagnostics, treatments
Ileus: types, symptomatics, diagnostics, treatments
Acute appendicitis: symptomatics, diagnostics, treatments
Acute and chronic intestinal ischemia
Symptomatics, causes, and treatments of upper-gastrointestinal bleeding
Symptomatics, causes, and treatments of lower-gastrointestinal bleeding
Inguinal and femoral hernias: symptomatics, diagnostics, treatments
Hernias: definitions, types, symptoms, complications and types of treatment
Surgical aspects of the spleen. Surgical methods for the treatment of retroperitoneal diseases
Breast cancer: diagnostics and treatment
The benign diseases of the breast. Types of breast-reconstruction surgeries
Bariatric surgery

Practical Exam

Physical examination of the whole body, with particular attention to the abdominal status.

Digital rectal examination and examination of the peripheral vessels with a hand-held Doppler device.

Blood sampling, iv., im., sc. injection

Recognition of general surgical instruments

Wound treatment, dressing changes, accurate description of the condition of wounds

Recognition of different suture techniques, suture removal

Handling and removal of drains

Documenting patient sheets, reviewing medical records and other patient documentation

Surgical hand preparation (Washing, Scrubbing)

Sterility rules, isolation of the surgical area

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