The Department of General Surgery at Southland Hospital deals with:
- conditions of the abdomen
- vascular system
- breast
- neck
- skin
- includes trauma.
Many conditions can be treated with ‘Key Hole’ surgery.
General Surgery provides Inpatient and Outpatient services (Outpatient services by appointment only).
An acute 24 hour service for emergencies is provided.
General Surgery provides Inpatient and Outpatient services (Outpatient services by appointment only).
An acute 24 hour service for emergencies is provided.
What is General Surgery?
The role of the General Surgical Department varies from hospital to hospital, but in broad terms general surgery can be said to deal with a wide range of conditions within the abdomen, breast, neck, skin and, in many hospitals, vascular (blood vessel) system.
While the name would suggest that the focus of general surgery is to perform operations, often this is not the case. Many patients are referred to surgeons with conditions that do not need surgical procedures, but merely require counselling or medical treatment.