Egyptian Board General Surgery study guide
Egyptian Board General Surgery · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Egyptian Board of General Surgery (EBGS) is a postgraduate qualification in general surgery intended for surgeons who have completed their basic surgical training and are working toward independent consultant-level practice in Egypt. Candidates typically encounter it as a structured, multi-part assessment of both knowledge and clinical judgement, and it is often pursued alongside or after a master's degree in general surgery. The Egyptian Board General Surgery study guide has 12 sections and about 5,618 words.
01Basic Sciences Applied to Surgery
This domain tests whether you can link mechanism to the bedside: why a local anaesthetic failed, which electrolyte explains a postoperative arrhythmia, why a wound dehisced at day 7, and which organism is likely in a given infection. Most stems are two-step - a clinical scenario that asks for the underlying basic-science explanation.
492 words, about 2 min02Surgical Principles and Perioperative Care
This section covers asepsis, wound healing, haemostasis, fluid and electrolyte management, nutrition, transfusion and anaesthesia basics. Questions typically ask for the next step, the error in a management plan, or the safest perioperative choice in a comorbid patient.
530 words, about 3 min03Trauma and Emergency Surgery
The exam tests structured resuscitation, damage-control thinking, burns and critical care physiology. Stems often present an unstable patient where the correct answer is a manoeuvre, not a scan.
464 words, about 2 min04Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery
This is the largest clinical domain: oesophagus, stomach, small and large bowel, liver, biliary tree, pancreas and spleen. Questions test pattern recognition, classification systems and the timing of operative versus endoscopic or radiological intervention.
466 words, about 2 min05Endocrine Surgery
Endocrine questions test biochemical diagnosis, localisation and the prevention of perioperative catastrophe. The thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands each have a classic emergency that must be recognised instantly.
453 words, about 2 min06Breast and Soft Tissue Surgery
Questions test triple assessment, staging and receptor-driven treatment in breast cancer, plus the safe management of soft tissue lumps and skin malignancy. The recurring theme is: do not operate on an undiagnosed mass without a plan.
487 words, about 2 min07Vascular and Thoracic Surgery
This domain tests arterial and venous disease plus core thoracic procedures. The exam favours decision thresholds - when to operate, when to image, and when a bedside manoeuvre is the answer.
465 words, about 2 min08Pediatric Surgery and Urology
This domain mixes congenital anomalies, paediatric abdominal emergencies and common urological procedures. Paediatric stems reward attention to age, feeding history and fluid status; urology stems test the sequence of investigation and the cost of delay.
439 words, about 2 min09Surgical Oncology and Transplant Surgery
Two linked themes: how tumours behave and are staged, and how organs are allocated, transplanted and monitored. Questions frequently ask you to distinguish grade from stage, or to identify the type and timing of rejection.
436 words, about 2 min10Minimally Invasive and Operative Technique
This domain tests laparoscopic physiology, instrument and energy-device choice, robotic principles and intraoperative judgement. Many questions describe an unexpected event during laparoscopy and ask for the immediate response.
428 words, about 2 min11Ethics, Professionalism, Patient Safety, and Surgical Education
This domain tests lawful consent, safe systems and the ability to appraise evidence. Questions are often the 'best answer' type where more than one option is clinically reasonable but only one is ethically or methodologically correct.
463 words, about 2 min12Clinical Assessment and Evidence-Based Practice
The final domain tests how you gather information and convert it into a decision: focused history and examination, appropriate imaging, clinical decision rules and guideline-based care. Questions often hinge on whether the patient is stable enough for a given investigation.
495 words, about 2 min