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General Surgery
The abdomen and its contents, the acute abdomen, hernias, biliary disease, bowel, breast and endocrine surgery, and the foundation every other surgical specialty builds on.
Backdrop: A laparoscopic operating theatre mid-case · Dr.jayesh amin · CC BY-SA 3.0
The operations
Procedures
What the specialty does in theatre, with the imagery that goes with it.
What the specialty does in theatre: each operation with its image, its indication, and the doors into OR prep and the step-by-step walkthrough.
Featured operation
Open appendectomy
The classic muscle-splitting RLQ operation, and the traditional first case a student scrubs into.
Indication: Acute appendicitis, particularly where laparoscopy is unavailable or unsuitable.
Common and emergency operations
The rest of the list
Hub shaped by the Surgical Specialties Lead with the General surgery reviewer (open seat). Images and videos carry their source; educational use for supervised learning, not clinical guidance.