What is General Surgery?

General surgery is a discipline based on surgical repair of diseases that cannot be treated with drugs or other medical methods, or healing by cutting and removing the diseased organ. The term “surgery”, whose origin goes back to the Latin word “chirurgiae” and means “handiwork”, is used today to treat many diseases by surgery. The Department of General Surgery, which has different fields of study, cooperates with units that have expertise in different fields such as oncology, endocrinology and traumatology. General Surgery, which is one of the areas where new generation medical applications are used most frequently, is a treatment system in which robotic technology is used extensively and successful results are obtained.

Which Diseases Does General Surgery Treat?

The organs to which the operations will be performed or the systems to which they are connected also determine which department of the General Surgery will perform the treatment. Thyroid gland (Goiter) surgeries are performed in order to eliminate the diseases that require surgical treatment of the patients of the endocrinology department. General Surgery works with more than one different department. For the treatment of digestive system diseases, operations such as esophagus, small and large intestines, stomach, rectum, liver, gall bladder are performed by General Surgery. The operations are performed with open or closed methods. Endoscopic and laparoscopic systems, which are frequently used among closed surgery methods, contribute positively to the rapid progress of postoperative recovery. Because,Breast complaints are among the important health problems that women and, in some cases, men also suffer from. Surgical removal of benign or malignant formations in the breast is among the subjects of General Surgery. General Surgery also provides a function as a preventive medicine, especially in some cases such as breast that require a follow-up process. It is essential to follow the patient with preventive medicine methods and eliminate the problem without the need for surgery.Oncology patients constitute a significant part of General Surgery patients. Tumor formations that can occur in different parts of the body are eliminated in cooperation with General Surgery and doctors specialized in the region where the relevant organ is connected. Diagnosis and treatment methods of oncology patients are planned and applied simultaneously by General Surgery and specialist doctors of the relevant department. Surgical and post-operative treatment methods continue to be carried out together with different units such as Pathology, Radiology, Medical Oncology.According to the diseases to be treated, the departments of General Surgery are as follows: Gastrointestinal System Abdominal Digestive system Skin and Soft Tissue Surgery Breast Diseases Endocrine System Surgical Oncology Surgical Intensive Care traumatology Vascular Surgery Transplantation Surgery Cardiac surgery Pediatric Surgery Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Thoracic Surgery