Long-Term Results of Limberg Flap Procedure for Treatment of Pilonidal Sinus: A Report of 200 Cases

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1545-1548

  Topgül, Koray ^a   Özdemir, Ersin ^b   Kiliç, Kadir ^b   Gökbayir, Hakan ^b   Ferahköşe, Zafer ^b  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Limberg flap; Pilonidal sinus; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PILONIDAL SINUS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILONIDAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242509819     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6811-y     Document Type: Article

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