General Surgery covers surgery of the abdomen and digestive tracts, breasts and thyroid, skin and subcutaneous tissue. They include:

• Upper and lower digestive tract surgery: oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, anus, examples: cancers, piles, stomach ulcers, endoscopies.
• Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery: Liver, gallbladder, bile ducts and pancreas, examples: gallstones (keyhole surgery), cancers.
• Abdominal wall defects, example inguinal, umbilical hernias, undescended testes, both in adults and children.
• Breast surgery, examples: breast lumps, cancers.
• Thyroid and parathyroid surgery, examples: goitres, neck lumps, cancers
• Skin and subcutaneous tissue, examples: skin lumps and bumps, skin ulcers, burns, cancers, in-growing toenails, circumcision.