Comparison of three methods in surgical treatment of pilonidal disease

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 362-364

  Aydede, Hasan ^a,d   Erhan, Yamaç ^b   Sakarya, Aslan ^c   Kumkumoglu, Yusuf ^a  

^a Izmir Atatürk State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Karsiyaka Devlet Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Excision; Marsupialization; Primary closure; Sinus pilonidalis; Skin flaps

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PILONIDAL SINUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILONIDAL SINUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035378894     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2001.02129.x     Document Type: Review

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