About Doctor Scevola
Born in Turin, Italy on 2 December 1954, he completed his secondary school education in 1973. In 1980, he graduated from the School of Medicine of the University of Turin (110/110 cum laude).
He went on to complete a specialisation in oncology (100/100 cum laude) in 1985, then a specialisation in gastrointestinal endoscopy and digestive diseases in 1990 (University of Milan).
In 1997, he earned his doctorate from the University of Turin in collaboration with Harvard Medical School.
He has been a professor of gastrointestinal endoscopy (University of Turin) since 1993.
From 1992 to 2011, he was the professor in charge of the endoscopy unit of the department of surgical oncology at the University of Turin.
Dr Scevola benefits from extensive experience as a professor of endoscopy at the University of Turin, where he has gained expertise in gastroenterology and oncology and performed more than 5,000 endoscopic procedures over the past 15 years.
General information and explanations
Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive tract, the liver, the pancreas and disorders affecting these organs.
Gastroenterology combines several disciplines: diseases of the digestive tract, hepatology, exocrine pancreatic disorders and proctology.
The digestive system comprises the entire digestive tract (oesophagus, cardiac region, stomach, small intestine, colon, liver and pancreas).
Hepatology deals with disorders of the liver, gallbladder and biliary tract.
Proctology encompasses the fields of anus and rectum disorders.
The main proctological disorders include:
- Haemorrhoids
- Anal fissures
- Abscesses and anal fistulas
- Anal pruritus and functional disorders
The examinations available at the centre include:
- Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy
- Colonoscopy and ileoscopy
- Polypectomies of the upper and lower digestive tract
- Full rigid sigmoidoscopy
- Anorectal manometry
- Impedance analysis
- Abdominal ultrasound
- Hepatic elastography
- Transrectal ultrasound
- Breath test (analysis of lactose intolerance and changes in intestinal microbiota)
- Investigation of nutritional disorders and dietary recommendations for various digestive issues such as excess weight, obesity and malnutrition as well as coeliac disease, short gut syndrome and intestinal problem