General surgery is a medical specialty that focuses on surgical procedures involving a wide range of organs and body systems, primarily in the abdomen and digestive tract, but also including other areas such as the breast, skin, and soft tissues.
🔍 What Does a General Surgeon Do?
A general surgeon is trained to:
- Diagnose and treat surgical conditions
- Perform emergency and elective surgeries
- Provide preoperative, operative, and postoperative care
🧠 Areas of Expertise Include:
- Digestive System
- Esophagus
- Stomach
- Small and large intestines
- Liver
- Gallbladder
- Pancreas
- Appendix
- Hernias
- Breast, Skin, and Soft Tissue
- Breast cancer surgery
- Removal of tumors, cysts, lipomas, and skin lesions
- Endocrine System
- Thyroid and parathyroid glands
- Adrenal glands
- Trauma and Emergency Surgery
- Bleeding control
- Organ injury
- Perforated bowel
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery for faster recovery and smaller scars
- Robotic-assisted procedures in some centers
🩺 Common General Surgeries
- Appendectomy – Removal of the appendix
- Cholecystectomy – Removal of the gallbladder
- Hernia repair
- Colon resection (colectomy)
- Mastectomy or lumpectomy
- Thyroidectomy
- Bowel obstruction surgery
- Abscess drainage
🧠 Subspecialties (Optional)
- Colorectal Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
- Trauma Surgery
- Endocrine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Vascular Surgery