General Surgery
General surgery is the surgical treatment for abdominal organs such as the intestines, esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts, thyroid gland and lungs. A general surgery may also be used to treat non-cosmetic problems related to skin, breast and hernias.
General surgery is used for a variety of treatments, including the following:
- Cancer
- Infection
- Bowel obstruction
- Organ perforation
- Gallbladder removal
- Appendix removal
- Problems with the colon
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Diverticulitis
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Hemorrhoids
- Non-cosmetic breast surgery (lumpectomy and mastectomy)
- Bleeding