Pilonidal disease in Singapore: Clinical features and management

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 196-198

  Lee, H C ^a   Ho, Y H ^a   Seow, C F ^a   Eu, K W ^a   Nyam, D ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anorectal diseases; Infection; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILONIDAL SINUS; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PILONIDAL SINUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0034037478     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01785.x     Document Type: Article

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