What is General Surgery?
General surgery is a surgical specialty that deals with surgical procedure on abdominal organs like small and large intestines, stomach, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and other organs of digestive system. Surgeons specialized in this field are called as general surgery doctors or general surgeons.
General surgery doctors vary depending upon their specialty for example general surgeon who performs surgeries on young individuals is referred as pediatric general surgeon.

Diseases and conditions
General surgery doctors are specialized in treating upper abdominal pain, diseases and disorder related to digestive system.  General surgeon also treats diseases of endocrine system, breast, skin and blood vessels. General surgery doctors treats following common conditions:
• Hernias
• Breast tumors
• Gallstones
• Appendicitis
• Pancreatitis
• Bowel obstructions
• Colon inflammation
• Colon cancer

Other than all above mentioned   diseases, a general surgeon is also trained in pediatric and cancer patient’s care and in the treatment of injured or critically ill patients.

Treatment and surgeries
General surgery doctors treat upper abdominal pain, injuries, gastric problems, etc by surgical procedures. General surgeons can perform following surgeries   and   give treatments:
• Trauma surgery
• Laparoscopic surgery
• Colorectal surgery
• Breast surgery
• Vascular surgery
• Endocrine surgery
• Dermatological Surgery
• Transplant Surgery
• Surgical Oncology
• Pediatric Surgery

General surgeons can do abdominal surgeries, but for surgeries which include brain, bones and heart general surgeon needs help of specialist or should have specialization in such surgeries.

When to call a general surgeon?
You should consult a general surgery doctor when you have any physical accidental injuries, severe gastric problems and any above mentioned diseases. After evaluating your symptoms for example while treating upper abdominal pain, if family doctor suggests consulting general surgeon then immediately call a general surgery doctor. If you just had any surgery and find symptoms like high fever, unexplained pain, pus drainage or streaks from incision, bleeding, breathing problems and eating problems call   your general surgeon immediately to avoid any further health complications.