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'General surgery,' despite its name, is a surgical specialty that focuses on surgical treatment of abdominal organs, e.g. intestines including esophagus, stomach, colon, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland (depending on the availability of head and neck surgery specialists) and hernias.
In Australia, Canada, the US and the UK, general surgeons are responsible for breast care, including the surgical treatment of breast cancer. In most other countries, breast care falls under Obstetrics and Gynecology and its sub-specialty of Mastology (or Senology).
In the United States, the overall responsibility for trauma care falls under the auspices of general surgery, some general surgeons obtaining advanced training and specialty certification in this field alone.
In the last few years minimally invasive surgery has become more prevalent. Considerable enthusiasm has built around robotic surgery (also known as ''robotic-assisted surgery''), despite a lack of data suggesting it has significant benefits that justify its cost.[1]
In Canada and the United States general surgery is a five-year residency and follows completion of medical school. Following high school, it takes approximately thirteen years to make a fully licensed general surgeon (four years undergraduate training, four years medical school and five years residency).
In many countries general surgery is a prerequiste for subspecialization in:
★ vascular surgery,
★ thoracic surgery and
★ cardiac surgery.
1. Gastrointestinal robot-assisted surgery. A current perspective, Lunca S, Bouras G, Stanescu AC, , , Romanian journal of gastroenterology, 2005
★ Surgery
★ Abdominal surgery
★ Surgeon
★ Physician
★ Traumatology
★ Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
★ American Society of General Surgeons
★ Careers in Surgery - Association of American Medical Colleges.
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'General surgery,' despite its name, is a surgical specialty that focuses on surgical treatment of abdominal organs, e.g. intestines including esophagus, stomach, colon, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland (depending on the availability of head and neck surgery specialists) and hernias.
| Contents |
| Scope |
| Breast disease |
| Trauma |
| Trends |
| Training |
| Subspecialization |
| References |
| See also |
| External links |
Scope
Breast disease
In Australia, Canada, the US and the UK, general surgeons are responsible for breast care, including the surgical treatment of breast cancer. In most other countries, breast care falls under Obstetrics and Gynecology and its sub-specialty of Mastology (or Senology).
Trauma
In the United States, the overall responsibility for trauma care falls under the auspices of general surgery, some general surgeons obtaining advanced training and specialty certification in this field alone.
Trends
In the last few years minimally invasive surgery has become more prevalent. Considerable enthusiasm has built around robotic surgery (also known as ''robotic-assisted surgery''), despite a lack of data suggesting it has significant benefits that justify its cost.[1]
Training
In Canada and the United States general surgery is a five-year residency and follows completion of medical school. Following high school, it takes approximately thirteen years to make a fully licensed general surgeon (four years undergraduate training, four years medical school and five years residency).
Subspecialization
In many countries general surgery is a prerequiste for subspecialization in:
★ vascular surgery,
★ thoracic surgery and
★ cardiac surgery.
References
1. Gastrointestinal robot-assisted surgery. A current perspective, Lunca S, Bouras G, Stanescu AC, , , Romanian journal of gastroenterology, 2005
See also
★ Surgery
★ Abdominal surgery
★ Surgeon
★ Physician
★ Traumatology
External links
★ Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
★ American Society of General Surgeons
★ Careers in Surgery - Association of American Medical Colleges.
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