GENERAL SURGERY General surgery is the branch of medicine that treats injuries, deformities and diseases using surgical procedures. It is usually done when a cure for the medical problem is not likely through medication alone.
General surgeons perform surgery on the abdominal organs (intestines, stomach, colon, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts), hernias, and the breast. They are sometimes referred to as the “jack of all trades” as they have the skill and training to handle different surgical problems.
Common Surgical Procedures
- Abscess drainage
- Amputation
- Biopsies
- Hernia repair
- Appendectomy
- Colon surgery
- Liver surgery
- Pancreatic Surgery
- Biliary Surgery (bile duct, gallbladder)
- Stomach procedures
- Mastectomy (removal of the breast)
- Lumpectomy (removal of lumps in the breast)
- Hemmorhoids (Piles)
- Thyroid surgery
Symptoms of Breast disease
- lump
- pain
- nipple discharge
- rashes
- ulcer
- lump in the underarm
Symptoms of Head & Neck Tumours
- lump/s, include enlarged lymph nodes
- pain
- (persistent) mouth and tongue ulcer
- thyroid nodule
- enlarged salivary gland