general surgery
Broad surgical practice
General surgery is the branch of medicine focused on operations involving the abdomen, digestive tract, skin, soft tissues, and related organs.
Despite its name, general surgeons often specialize, but their training covers a broad range of procedures—appendectomies, hernia repairs, gallbladder removals, and tumor excisions.
She was referred to general surgery for her gallstones.
Surgical procedure venue
- sterile fieldUncontaminated surgical workspace
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- surgical tablePlatform for medical procedures
- scrubsMedical staff uniform
gown · gloves · mask · drapes · monitors · surgical lights · prep area · recovery room
Controlled cut into tissue
- suturingClosing wounds with thread
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
cauterization · clamping · retraction · anastomosis · excision · ligation · stapling · drainage
Precise surgical knife
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- clampsFastening grip devices
- retractorsDevices holding incisions open
- suturesMedical wound closures
scissors · hemostats · cautery · stapler · trocar · probe · dilator · speculum
Abdominal cavity access cut
- appendectomySurgery removing vestigial organ
- cholecystectomyGallbladder excision surgery
- hernia repairSurgery fixing organ protrusion
- colectomySurgical removal of colon
gastrectomy · splenectomy · thyroidectomy · mastectomy · ligation · biopsy · debridement · hemorrhoidectomy
After an operation
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- wound healingRestoration after injury
- scar formationFibrous tissue replacing damaged skin
- pain managementReducing patient suffering medically
ambulation · suture removal · rehabilitation · complications · infection prevention · follow-up
Torso's lower cavity
- gallbladderBile storage organ
- appendixSupplementary section after main text
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
- pancreasDual-function abdominal gland
spleen · stomach · intestine · colon · rectum · esophagus · thyroid · hernia
Lasting psychological wound
- appendicitisInflamed vestigial gut pouch
- peritonitisAbdominal lining inflammation
- bowel obstructionBlocked intestinal passage
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
perforation · ruptured spleen · abscess · sepsis · evisceration
operating room
Surgical procedure venue
- sterile fieldUncontaminated surgical workspace
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- surgical tablePlatform for medical procedures
scrubs · gown · gloves · mask · drapes · monitors · surgical lights · prep area · recovery room · anesthesiologist
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
- suturingClosing wounds with thread
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
resection · cauterization · clamping · retraction · anastomosis · excision · ligation · stapling · drainage · irrigation
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- clampsFastening grip devices
- retractorsDevices holding incisions open
sutures · scissors · hemostats · cautery · stapler · trocar · probe · dilator · speculum · curette
laparotomy
Abdominal cavity access cut
- appendectomySurgery removing vestigial organ
- cholecystectomyGallbladder excision surgery
- hernia repairSurgery fixing organ protrusion
colectomy · gastrectomy · splenectomy · thyroidectomy · mastectomy · ligation · biopsy · debridement · hemorrhoidectomy · nephrectomy
postoperative
After an operation
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- wound healingRestoration after injury
- scar formationFibrous tissue replacing damaged skin
pain management · ambulation · suture removal · rehabilitation · complications · infection prevention · follow-up
abdomen
Torso's lower cavity
- gallbladderBile storage organ
- appendixSupplementary section after main text
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
pancreas · spleen · stomach · intestine · colon · rectum · esophagus · thyroid · hernia · bile duct
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- appendicitisInflamed vestigial gut pouch
- peritonitisAbdominal lining inflammation
- bowel obstructionBlocked intestinal passage
hemorrhage · perforation · ruptured spleen · abscess · sepsis · evisceration
- surgeriesappendectomy, hysterectomy, mastectomy, cholecystectomy, tonsillectomy
- surgerysurgeon, surgeons, operation, incision, scalpel
- medical specialtiescardiology, neurology, internal medicine, pediatrics, dermatology
- robotic surgerysurgical robot, robotic arm, robotic arms, teleoperation, docking
general surgeryneurosurgery
Medical field treating brain surgically
cardiac surgery · orthopedic surgery · plastic surgery · vascular surgery · transplant surgery
general surgerymedical management
Non-surgical therapeutic care
pharmacotherapy · watchful waiting · radiation therapy · chemotherapy · physical therapy
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