General surgery is a broad field that encompasses a variety of procedures aimed at treating conditions affecting various parts of the body. Understanding the fundamentals of general surgery can help ...

Laparoscopic hernia repair is similar to other laparoscopic procedures. General anesthesia is given, and a small cut (incision) is made in or just below the navel. The abdomen is inflated with air so ...

Marshall Medical Center is expanding its use of the da Vinci Surgical System to include gynecological procedures. This technology, already used for general surgery and urology, is helping patients rec ...

If you are having a heart attack or have been in a car accident, there is a chance you will need to have a medical or surgical procedure right away. Many procedures are urgent and must be done even in ...

Some common general surgeries had the biggest migrations to the outpatient setting during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a retrospective cohort study confirmed. Compared with the previous ...

For hernias other than femoral the clinician proposing this intervention is not required to secure prior approval from the Armed Forces Health Commissioning team and can proceed with treatment if the ...

If surgery center leaders can identify and add an up-and-coming procedure to their list of approved procedures prior to their competitors doing such, they may be able to corner the market and profit ...

Readmissions are common following emergency general surgery, according to a study in JAMA Surgery, but rates varied widely depending on patient factors and diagnosis. Researchers from Boston-based ...

The growing popularity of minimally invasive surgery and accompanied decline in open procedures means junior residents are getting less exposure to some common general surgery procedures, according to ...