General Surgery
General surgery is one of the oldest branches of traditional medicine. Although it is a surgical branch, it covers a wide range of diseases that can be treated with a surgical operation. The treatment and repair of structural disorders and injuries in the body is often only possible through surgery, sometimes based on cutting out the diseased organ and sometimes on transforming it into its natural and appropriate state.
They work on all organs, especially abdominal organs. Diagnosis and treatment of all kinds of injuries and non-traumatic abnormalities of the gallbladder and ducts, liver, spleen, large and small intestine, stomach, perianal region diseases (hemorrhoids, anal fistula, anal fissure, etc.), endocrine organs such as endocrine glands, and all kinds of injuries and non-traumatic abnormalities of the trunk (medicated or surgical) are the competence and knowledge of general surgery.
What Does General Surgery Look For?
The types of general surgery operations are often referred to by the name of the organ or the system to which it is connected. Thyroid gland (goiter), breast, small intestine, stomach, large intestine, hernia, anus, gall bladder, liver, rectum, biliary tract, laparoscopic and endoscopic surgical procedures are all included in the field of general surgery.
When divided according to their systems; breast surgery, goiter surgery, anus and rectum surgery, small and large intestine surgery, stomach surgery, hernia and liver surgery are all included in this field.
In some cases, the field of general surgery aims to prevent surgery not only with surgery but also with preventive medicine.
General surgery works in cooperation and coordination with many disciplines due to its broad field of interest.
Another area of interest of general surgery is traumatology. All traumas other than head trauma and extremities (arms and legs) are the subject of general surgery.
General surgery, popularly known as external medicine, is one of the most important and comprehensive fields of medicine. General surgery is the oldest and most comprehensive field of medicine and is based on the scope of repairing diseases, injuries or structural disorders that cannot be cured by medication or other treatment methods, or transforming them into their natural and appropriate form by cutting them out.