General surgery is a crucial branch of medicine that encompasses a wide range of topics and treatments, including the management of electrolyte and fluid balance, shock, wound healing, surgical infections, trauma, burns, critical care, transplantation, malignant melanoma, thyroid and parathyroid gland diseases, breast diseases, gastroesophageal reflux, hernias, acute abdomen, appendicitis, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, intestinal diseases, morbid obesity, minimally invasive surgery, and anorectal region disorders.