Intra-abdominal pathology in the dissecting room: a study of incidence and its value in teaching

Authors : Dan MAGRİLL, Reza MİRNEZAMİ, Harold ELLİS

Pages : 22-27

Doi:10.2399/ana.08.022

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Publication Date : 2008-10-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Having systematically studied the abdominal cavities of all cadavers dissected by the first year of medical students at our institution, this paper presents the results. Thirty six cadavers were dissected, and the students took an active role in the data collection of visceral pathology and anatomical variations encountered. It was shown how, in the vast majority of cadavers insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(89%);, intra abdominal pathology was seen by the medical students. The most common were gallstones insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(28%);, hepatic metastases insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(25%);, colonic diverticula insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(25%); and adhesions insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(25%);. Two particularly interesting cases are presented in detail, along with photographs and histological slides. It is also noted that this pathology can be used to educate the students about common disease states that they will encounter in clinical practice.
Keywords : anatomical sciences, medical education, anatomy teaching, pathology, histopathology, undergraduate medical education

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