Simple and effective surgical treatment of pilonidal sinus: Asymmetric excision and primary closure using suction drain and subcuticular skin closure

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 701-707

  Akinci, Omer Faruk ^a,b   Coskun, Ali ^a   Uzunköy, All ^a  

^a Research and Educational Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^b HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asymmetric excision; Hair insertion; Karydakis operation; Pilonidal sinus; Primary closure; Subcutaneous skin closure; Suction drain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILONIDAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034113872     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02235591     Document Type: Article

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