Department Of General Surgery
‘General Surgery‘ is a discipline of surgery having a central core of knowledge embracing anatomy, physiology, metabolism, immunology, nutrition, pathology, wound healing, shock and resuscitation, intensive care and neoplasia, which are common to all surgical specialities.The General Surgery team at VMML has specialised knowledge and experience in the diagnosis of preoperative, operative and postoperative management including the management of complications in nine primary components of surgery, namely:
General Surgery Specialties
- • Burn
- • Breast Surgery
- • Cardiothoracic Surgery
- • Colorectal Surgery
- • Cancer Surgery (Oncology
- • Gastrointestinal Surgery
- • Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Surgery
- • Acute Care Surgery/Trauma
- • Accidents and Trauma
- • Appendectomy
- • Surgical emergencies
- • Surgical treatment of ulcers & varices
- • Treatment for hemorrhoids
- • Appendix Removal
- • Spleenectomy
- • Wipple’s Operation
- • Liver resection
- • Lumbar Sympathectomy
- • Whipple Surgery
- • Adrenalectomy
- • Fundoplication
- • Variose Vein
- • A V Fistula
- • Diabetic Foot Surgery
- • Aneurysm Surgery
Areas of Surgery
- • Breast
- • Colorectal
- • Liver, Biliary, Pancreas
- • Endocrine (Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenal)
- • Stomach / Esophagus
- • Small Intestine
- • Hernia
- • Skin & Soft Tissue
