Medicana Hospitals Group provides high quality standards in surgery and postoperative care processes with its doctors and medical staff specialized in the field of General Surgery. With its full-fledged hospital, operating room and medical care units located in different provinces, it successfully completes surgical processes in the healthiest way possible. Thanks to the staff of doctors specialized in different surgical subjects, maximum positive results are aimed in the treatment of all diseases in the field of General Surgery.

What is General Surgery?

General surgery is a discipline based on the principle of repairing diseases that cannot be treated with medication or other medical methods by surgery or healing by cutting the diseased organ. The General Surgery department, which has different fields of study, cooperates with units that have expertise in different subjects such as oncology, endocrinology, traumatology. General Surgery, which is one of the areas where new generation medical applications are used most frequently, is a treatment system where robotic technology is used extensively and successful results are obtained.

Which Diseases Does General Surgery Treat?

The organs to which the operations will be performed or the systems to which they are connected are also the determinants of which part of the General Surgery will be treated. Thyroid gland surgeries are performed to eliminate the diseases of the patients of the endocrinology department that require surgical treatment. General Surgery works with more than one different department. For the treatment of digestive system diseases, operations such as esophagus, small and large intestines, stomach, rectum, liver, gall bladder are performed by General Surgery. Operations are performed by open or closed methods. Endoscopic and laparoscopic systems, which are frequently used among closed surgery methods, contribute positively to the rapid progress of postoperative recovery. For this reason, closed surgery methods are more preferred by doctors and patients recently. Breast complaints are among the important health problems that women and in some cases also men suffer from. Surgical removal of benign or malignant formations in the breast is among the topics of General Surgery.

General Surgery also functions in terms of preventive medicine, especially in some cases that require follow-up processes such as breasts. It is essential to follow the patient with preventive medicine methods and to eliminate the problem without the need for surgery. A significant part of General Surgery patients are oncology patients. Tumor formations that can occur in different parts of the body are eliminated in cooperation with General Surgery and specialists in the field where the relevant organ is attached. The diagnosis and treatment methods of oncology patients are planned and applied simultaneously by General Surgery and the specialist doctors of the relevant department. Surgery and post-operative treatment methods continue to be carried out with different units such as Pathology, Radiology, Medical Oncology.

The sections of General Surgery are as follows according to the diseases to be treated:
Gastrointestinal System
Intra-Abdomen
Digestive system
Skin and Soft Tissue Surgeries
Breast Diseases
Endocrine System
Surgical Oncology
Surgical Intensive Care
Traumatology
Vascular Surgery
Transplantation Surgery
Cardiac Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Plastic surgery
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Orthopedics and Traumatology
Obesity Surgery

The diseases that fall within the scope of the General Surgery unit can be listed as follows:
Thyroid diseases,
Appendicitis,
Pain, swelling, stiffness or pain in the breast
Pain or swelling in the abdominal area
Orthopedic problems (including gangrene)
Hemorrhoids (Piles)
Ingrown hair
Small and large intestine problems
Liver problems
Stomach
Skin problems (Meat me, sebaceous gland)
Seeing blood in large stools,
Abdominal pains
Recurrent diarrhea and constipation,
Pain under the right rib, feeling of pressure and pain extending to the right shoulder blade. Tension sensation in the right shoulder area,
Pain and swelling in and around the navel area,
Emergency cases,
Injuries and traumas in the accident,
Pain and discomfort in the gallbladder,
Pancreatic problems,
Cysts
Moles that are formed on the skin surface and are expected to be removed,
Fistula.

What is Gastroenterology?

Diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), anus region called the anus, organs related to the digestive system such as liver, gall bladder, bile ducts, pancreas, and the peritoneum, which is the membrane surrounding the abdominal cavity and the branch of science dealing with its treatment is called 'Gastroenterology'.

Who is a gastroenterologist?

Doctors specializing in the field of gasteroenterology are called 'Gastroenterologists'. In other words, gastroenterologist is the name given to medical doctors who have specialized in digestive system (gastrointestinal system) diseases and endoscopic diagnosis and treatment methods of these diseases for at least 3 years after 6 years of medical education and 5 years of Internal Diseases residency training.

Which Diseases Does Gastroenterology Treat?

The diagnosis and treatment of all diseases related to the digestive system (gastrointestinal system) are carried out by the gastroenterology department. All endoscopic procedures such as upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy (gastroscopy), colonoscopy, ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography), endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), enteroscopy are diagnostic and treatment methods applied by gastroenterologists specialized in this field.

To summarize briefly the diseases that gastroenterology deals with;
Gastritis
Dyspepsia (Indigestion)
Peptic ulcer disease
Gastric cancer
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Esophageal cancer
Fatty Liver Disease
Hepatitis (hepatitis B, hepatitis C, autoimmune hepatitis, Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, alcoholic hepatitis)
Liver cirrhosis
Pancreatic diseases (pancreatic cancer, cyst, pancreatic inflammation)
Gallbladder and bile duct stones, cancers
Irritable bowel syndrome (irritable bowel syndrome)
Constipation
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease)
Celiac disease
Colon cancer
Hemorrhoids, anal fissure, anal fistula
Peritoneal (peritoneum) diseases

Procedures Applied in Gastroenterology Department

Upper Gastrointestinal System Endoscopy (Gastroscopy)
Colonoscopy
ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancretography)
Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
Liver Transient Elastography (Fibroscan)
Dilatation of gastrointestinal (digestive) system strictures with balloon 
Endoscopic stent placement in gastrointestinal (digestive) system strictures
Sclerotherapy, hemoclips, argon laser plasma application in gastrointestinal bleeding
Band ligation for esophageal varices
PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy)
Gastric balloon and stomach botox
pH meter, Manometer
Liver biopsy