Surgery and Anesthesia

General Surgery and its Specialties

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. The concepts of general surgery are anatomy, physiology, metabolism, immunology, nutrition, pathology, wound healing, shock and resuscitation, intensive care and neoplasia. General surgery includes diagnosis, preoperative, operative and postoperative management and its complications. Laparoscopic techniques are also included in general surgery. A general surgeon is trained to manage a broad spectrum of surgical conditions affecting any area of the body and such hopital surgeon are the key to advancement in sugical technology. It is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland (depending on local referral patterns).

General Surgery and its Specialties inculdes It includes head and neck surgery, pediatric surgery, surgical critical care, surgical oncology, trauma and burns, transplants and vascular surgery. The exact profile of a general surgeon's practice may vary depending on whether the practice is in an academic centre, an urban community or a more rural centre.