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General surgery, despite its name, is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal organs, e.g., intestines including esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland (depending on the availability of head and neck surgery specialists). They also deal with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft tissue, and hernias. These surgeons deal mainly in the Torso.
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What is the doctor who performs medical operations?
A surgeon is the type of doctor who performs surgeries. Usually they are specialized, depending on the part of the body they operate on.
What is a typical day in a general surgeons job?
A general surgeon has to work a small amount of time a day. just a few hours A general surgeon has to work a small amount of time a day. just a few hours
Who performs cardiac surgeries?
Cardiac surgeons, of course.
What is categorized as general surgery?
Many surgeries are categorized as general surgery, and are associated primarily with accidents, emergencies, and trauma care. Hospitals have general surgeons that staff their emergency rooms or trauma centers.
Do surgeons use catheters while performing long surgeries?
Yes
Do you need back surgery?
Neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons do most back surgeries.
Who does bariatrics surgery?
Bariatric Surgery is done by a surgeon who is a specialist in the field of Baritarics. Most bariatric surgeons start out as general surgeons and then specialize in the field. Within the field, surgeons often specialize even further to a particular surgery (such as the gastric bypass) or a couple of surgeries (such as the bypass and the adjustable gastric band).
Does a neurosurgeon or orthopedic surgeon do carpal tunnel?
Yes, but only about 5-10% of CTS surgeries are done by other type of surgeons such as plastic, neurosurgeons.. Orthopedist surgeons do the majority of the cases.
Why do surgeons wait to perform surgery while patients are still in litigation?
Surgeons are not barred from performing surgeries simply because they have been sued. In fact, a lot of surgeons have several lawsuits going on at any given time. They only need to stop performing surgeries if their license is revoked or if a court orders so.
Where can someone get surgery for an animal?
Surgery for an animal can be performed at the veterinarian clinics. The surgeries are performed by the authorized veterinary surgeons. There are many different types of animal surgeries.
What did surgeons do during the civil war?
They did surgeries for people that were injured. i.e. had a bullet stuck in arm
Do bariatric surgeons specialize in diets?
I do not believe bariatric surgeons specialize in diets. They specialize in weight loss related surgeries such as gastric bypass and lap band surgery.
