General surgery is a surgical specialty that is not organ-specific but focuses on the alimentary canal and abdominal contents, including the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix, bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland.

They also deal with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft tissue, trauma, peripheral artery disease, and hernias and perform endoscopic procedures such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy, and laparoscopic procedures.

Besides, many of the surgeries conducted by general surgeons are outpatient procedures that might not require hospitalisation or anaesthesia.