Excision with primary closure and suction drainage for pilonidal sinus in adolescent patients

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 159-161

  Serour, F ^a,b   Somekh, E ^a   Krutman, B ^a   Gorenstein, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Drainage; Pilonidal sinus; Primary closure

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PILONIDAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN INCISION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUCTION DRAINAGE; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILONIDAL SINUS; RECURRENCE; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036523519     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830100683     Document Type: Article

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