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General surgery is the medical specialty of the surgical class, necessary to restore health and provide quality of life, which covers the operations of the digestive system; including the gastrointestinal tract and the hepato-bilio-pancreatic system, the endocrine system; including the adrenal, thyroid, parathyroid, breast and other glands included in the digestive system. It also includes the repair of hernias and events of the abdominal wall.