General Surgery
General Surgery, despite the broad name, is a specialty that focuses on the following systems and organs in the body:
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Small Intestine
• Large Intestine or Colon
• Rectum and anus (including Hemorrhoids, Anal Fissure, etc…)
SKIN AND ABDOMINAL WALL
• Lumps, masses, and tumors (including lipomas)
• Abcesses and skin infections
• Hernias (including inguinal, femoral, ventral, and post surgical hernias)
GLANDS
• Thyroid
• Parathyroid
• Adrenals (Suprarenal glands)
• Lymph nodes (neck, axilla, groin, etc…)
General Surgeons are becoming more and more sub-specialized in certain areas of General Surgery such as:
• Bariatric Surgery (Obesity)
• HepatoPancreatoBiliary Surgery (HPB) (liver, pancreas and biliary ducts)
• Colorectal Surgery (colon, rectum and anus)
• Endocrine Surgery (all glands)
• Oncological Surgery (Cancers in the General Surgery field)
HEPATO-BILIARY SYSTEM
• Liver
• Bile Ducts
• Gall Bladder
• Pancreas
BREASTS
• Masses and abnormal shape or feeling
• Abcesses
• Nipple discharge