General surgery 2023 batch

General surgery, as the name denotes, encompasses a broad spectrum of operative procedures with regard to the diagnosis and treatment of injuries and diseases in any region of the body. Its scope of interest includes the skin, breasts, abdomen, peripheral vasculature, and head and neck, among other areas

12+ Lesson

9hr 30min

32 students enrolled

General surgery, as the name denotes, encompasses a broad spectrum of operative procedures with regard to the diagnosis and treatment of injuries and diseases in any region of the body. Its scope of interest includes the skin, breasts, abdomen, peripheral vasculature, and head and neck, among other areas

Includes

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on alimentary canal and abdominal contents including the esophagusstomachsmall intestinelarge intestineliverpancreasgallbladderappendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. They also deal with diseases involving the skinbreastsoft tissuetraumaperipheral artery disease and hernias and perform endoscopic as such as gastroscopycolonoscopy and laparoscopic procedures.