General Surgery
General Surgery
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 (depending on local referral patterns). They also deal with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft tissue, trauma, Peripheral artery disease and hernias and perform endoscopic procedures such as gastroscopy and colonoscopy.
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General Surgery
General Surgery in Modern Medicine
General surgery is a surgical discipline based on basic knowledge (anatomy, physiology, metabolism, immunology, nutrition, pathology, wound management, shock and resuscitation, intensive care, oncology). It provides a common foundation for all surgical specialties.
General surgery includes a wide range of surgical procedures performed on various parts of the body, including the abdominal cavity, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, thyroid gland, mammary glands, skin, soft tissues, and others.
Main Areas in General Surgery
Abdominal surgery, Endocrine surgery, Breast surgery, Skin and soft tissue surgery.
Modern general surgery is characterized by the widespread use of minimally invasive technologies, which reduces surgical trauma, pain, the risk of infection, the length of hospitalization, and improves patients’ quality of life. Such technologies include laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, endoscopic surgery, and others.
The main trends in modern general surgery are
Minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, endoscopic surgery, the use of virtual reality and artificial intelligence, the use of personalized medicine principles.
The development of modern general surgery is aimed at providing safe, effective, and maximally comfortable treatment for patients.
