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 ...

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 ...

For hernias other than femoral the clinician proposing this intervention is not required to secure prior approval from the Armed Forces Health Commissioning team and can proceed with treatment if the ...

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 ...

For Medicare patients, surgical outcomes were similar whether they had an MD or a DO surgeon, a claims analysis suggested. After adjusting for patient factors and practice settings, there was no ...

Rachel Tussey's tummy tuck was successful, her doctor said. But something went wrong as she was recovering at a surgery ...