Information Package / Course Catalogue
Hepatic and Biliary Disorders
Course Code: VCR549
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to provide to the applicant, liver diseases diagnosis and treatment.

Course Content

The course content include, surgical anatomy, diagnostic methods, liver resection, liver diseases and disorders, liver injury, liver rupture, liver tumors and cysts, liver abscess, extrahepatic portal venous disorders, biliary tract anatomy and physiology, diagnosis of biliary tract disorders, diseases of the gallbladder and ducts , gallstones, traumatic disorders, bile duct obstruction, biliary tract disorders, surgical approaches

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.1. Student learns diagnostic approach to the liver diseases.
2.2. Students have knowledge about liver diseases surgery.
3.3. Student can apply learned treatment options.
4.To learn knowledge and propose suggestions on the area.
5.To find out and use resources about the profession in the area.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. Slatter D, 2003,Textbook of Small Animal Surgery 3th edition Volume 2 Elsevier Science, pp: 2019-2027, Philadelphia
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Liver and extrahepatic biliary diseases (trauma)
Week 2 - Theoretical
Liver and extrahepatic biliary diseases (liver abcess)
Week 3 - Theoretical
Liver and extrahepatic biliary diseases (liver lobe torsion)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Liver and extrahepatic biliary diseases (cholelithiasis)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Liver and extrahepatic biliary diseases (cholecystitis)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Liver and extrahepatic biliary diseases (Extrahepatic bile duct obstruction)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Liver and extrahepatic biliary diseases (porcelain gallbladder)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Midterm exam, Surgical procedures (general assessment)-1
Week 9 - Theoretical
Surgical procedures (general assessment)-2
Week 10 - Theoretical
Liver biopsy
Week 11 - Theoretical
Hepatic resection
Week 12 - Theoretical
Extrahepatic biliary tract surgery
Week 13 - Theoretical
Gallbladder and ductus surgery
Week 14 - Theoretical
Clinical Case Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140228
Seminar19110
Individual Work140114
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)102
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-7
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OÇ-1
5
5
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
1
4
2
1
1
3
1
3
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5
5
5
5
1
4
2
1
1
3
1
3
1
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OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026