Surgery is a collective term, including general surgery, neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, orthopedics, etc.

Department of General Surgery (Department of General Surgery) is a clinical discipline that treats liver, biliary tract, pancreas, gastrointestinal tract, anorectal, vascular diseases, thyroid and breast tumors, trauma and other diseases with surgery as the main method. It is the largest specialty in the surgical system. , Generally refers to the operation of abdominal gastrointestinal, liver and gallbladder, thyroid, breast, blood vessel and other diseases. Some hospitals even divide general surgery into cervical thoracic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, hepatobiliary pancreatic spleen surgery, etc., while anorectal surgery, burn plastic surgery, vascular surgery, pediatric surgery, transplant surgery, and nutrition are related to surgery.

General surgery is only one type of surgery, but it covers a wide range. The treatment of general surgery is mainly surgical treatment, supplemented by other treatment methods. Now that we understand the diseases included in general surgery, you will know which department to call when you go to the hospital for registration, and you will not go to the wrong department.