Modified Bascom's asymmetric midgluteal cleft closure technique for recurrent pilonidal disease: Early experience in a military hospital

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1286-1291

  Theodoropoulos, George E ^a,e   Vlahos, Kostas ^a   Lazaris, Andreas C ^c   Tahteris, Emmanouil ^b   Panoussopoulos, Dimitrios ^d  

^a Department of Surgery   (Greece)

^b Samos General Hospital   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^d HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^e NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Asymmetric cleft closure; Bascom's technique; Military hospital; Pilonidal disease; Pilonidal sinus; Recurrence; Recurrent pilonidal disease; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; EXCISION; GREECE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; PILONIDAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOLDIER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BUTTOCKS; GREECE; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; MALE; PILONIDAL SINUS; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141787009     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6729-4     Document Type: Article

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