General surgery is a technical discipline that includes the treatment of systemic and local problems in the body with surgical methods, as well as general principles (such as wound healing, metabolic and endocrine response to injury) and has influenced many surgical and basic medicine branches in terms of their development.

The word surgery derives from the Latin term 'chirurgiae' and means 'handwork'. Surgery, which is one of the oldest branches of medicine, is based on the surgical repair of diseases, injuries and structural defects in the body that cannot be cured by drugs or other treatment methods, or the diseased organ is cut out and converted to its natural and appropriate form.

The types of surgery are mostly referred to by the name of the organ or the system to which it is connected. Goiter (thyroid gland), breast, esophagus (esophagus), stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus, hernias, liver, gallbladder, biliary tract, endoscopic and laparoscopic surgical interventions are included in the field of General Surgery. When separated by systems; Goiter surgeries, breast surgeries, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, small bowel, large bowel, rectum and anus region surgeries, liver and hernia surgeries are within the scope of General Surgery. General Surgery aims to prevent surgery not only by surgery but also by preventive medicine in some cases.

The Department of General Surgery works in cooperation and coordination with many disciplines due to its wide field of interest. Various types of cancer cases constitute the majority of General Surgery patients. We work in collaboration with Gastroenterology, Radiology and Pathology in the planning of diagnosis, surgery and subsequent treatment stages for these patients.

Another area of interest of General Surgery is traumatology. Due to the existence of multiple organ system injuries in trauma patients, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Urology, Cardiovascular Surgery departments act together. Especially in severe multi-organ injuries, the Department of General Surgery undertakes the coordination of all these branches of medicine.

In the General Surgery Departments of our hospitals, screening and detailed follow-up programs are also carried out for the early diagnosis of colon cancer and breast cancer, with the awareness of social responsibility for the improvement of public health.