World Journal of Clinical Surgery
World Journal of Clinical Surgery is a peer-reviewed platform dedicated to the publication of surgical case studies and other clinical research works of high quality. The journal, more so with its very own International Standard Serial Number, which is ISSN: 2766-6182, is an authoritative source of information for surgeons, researchers and healthcare givers worldwide.
The most common definition of surgery is that it refers to a medical treatment that is used to diagnose, relieve, or manage a medical condition through operational methods. It is a broad field that is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases through manual or mechanical means, injury, and abnormalities to the structure of the body. Out of critical assistance to the patient’s need of regaining function, maintaining or enhancing life or salvaging life in a life-threatening condition, surgery is the most indispensable.
Key Areas of Surgery:
1. General Surgery: This specialty deals with the management of diseases of the stomach, intestines, and liver, as well as basic units of operation and hernia repairs.
2. Specialized Surgical Fields:
· Cardiothoracic Surgery: The surgical treatment of conditions affecting the heart, lungs and the ribs.
· Neurosurgery: The study and treatment of disordered conditions of the brain, spinal cord and other parts of the nervous system.
· Orthopedic Surgery: This type of surgery specializes in the skeletal structure including joints and associated muscles.
· Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: The restoration of body parts or tissues and improvement of physical features in a desirable or medically appropriate form.
· Vascular Surgery: This type of surgery specializes in diseases that affect blood vessels.
· Pediatric Surgery: Surgery performed on infants and child patients.
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