General Surgery

General Surgery Division

The Division of General Surgery at Toronto General Hospital provides comprehensive care for patients requiring surgery. A family physician or specialist will refer patients to our team of surgeons, nurses and other multidisciplinary professionals.

UHN Resources

UHN Surgery Patient Education Binder

UHN Brochures and Pamphlets

•	Abdominal Perineal Resection (APR) with Colostomy
•	Adjusting to Life with an Ostomy
•	After Your Gastric Bypass Surgery
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•	Anorectal/Abcess/Pilonidal Sinus/Fissure/Fistula/Haemorrhoidectomy Surgery
•	Breast Augmentation/Reduction
•	Breast Biopsy
•	Breast Cancer Surgery and Pain
•	Breast Reconstruction: a Personal Choice
•	Colon Surgery Rapid Recovery Program
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•	Discharge Instructions after General Sugery
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•	Eating before Your Surgery in Toronto General Hosopital
•	Exercises after Your Surgery
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•	Going Home after a Hysterectomy
•	Going Home after Surgery
•	Hiatus Hernia Surgery
•	How to Prepare for Your Colonscopy
•	How to Prepare for Your Gastroscopy
•	Lower Anterior Resection (LAR)
•	Lower Anterior Resection (LAR) with Ileostomy
•	Lymphedema - A Possible Effect of Breast Cancer Treatment - Are You at Risk?
•	Lymphedema - A Possible Late Effect of Some Cancer Treatments - Are You at Risk?
•	Managing Your Care after Bowel Resection Surgery (with Colostomy or Ileostomy)
•	Operating Room - A Team Approach to Ensure Your Safety
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•	Pre Operative Care Unit at TWH
•	Preparing for Your Surgery:
	- Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy - Minimally Invasive Radical Hysterectomy - Radical Abdominal Hysterectomy - Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
•	Right or Left Hemicolectomy
•	You Are Having Surgery at Toronto General Hospital

UHN Videos

The following videos are to help you during your stay and after you leave the hospital. Please read the following terms and conditions of use carefully before viewing the videos.

•	Deep Breathing Exercises (10.5MB)
•	Planning to Go Home after Being in the Hospital
	Part 1 (15.4MB) Part 2 (14.3MB)
•	Incentive Spirometry (10MB)
•	Leg Exercises (7.8MB)
•	Managing Your Pain
	Part 1 (18MB) Part 2 (17MB)
•	How to Use Your Feeding Tube at Home: A Step by Step Demonstration (37MB)
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UHN Clinics or Centres

• Day Surgery Unit
• General Surgery Clinic
• Medical/Surgical Day Unit
• UHN Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management

Related Web Sites

• Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society
  Information on anesthesia and anesthesiologists for the Canadians provided by the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society.
• American College of Surgeons
  The College has a series of public information brochures on specific clinical procedures.
• Videos of Surgical Procedures
  This page provides links to pre-recorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual operations performed at medical centers in the United States since January 2004. The videos last an hour.