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 ...

Marshall Medical Center is expanding its use of the da Vinci Surgical System to include gynecological procedures. This ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

People often worry if they'll panic or if it will hurt. Research and experience show that patients generally tolerate wide-awake surgery well.