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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Nov 6;218(1):8–15. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.08.016

Table 2.

Ten Most Common Operations - Ranked According To Frequency That They Appeared As General Surgeons’ Top Procedure

Most common operations General
surgeons, n		 Individual practice
comprised of top
procedure, %, mean
(range)
Cholecystectomy 269 24 (6-60)
Colonoscopy 216 38 (11-98)
Upper GI endoscopy 121 33 (13-79)
Skin excision 62 28 (12-100)
Inguinal or femoral hernia repair 59 27 (10-71)
Debridement of wound, infection, or burn 43 33 (11-98)
Breast lumpectomy 32 41 (14-89)
Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis access 22 36 (14-73)
Colorectal resection 19 25 (10-47)
Therapeutic gastric procedures 17 34 (15-83)