Effectiveness of collagenase in the treatment of sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease

Surgery Today

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 106-109

  Aldemir, Mustafa ^a   Kara, Ismail Hamdi ^a   Erten, Gamze ^a   Taçyildiz, Ibrahim ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacterial collagenase; Sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIOPEPTIDASE A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXCISION; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; PILONIDAL SINUS; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND DRESSING;

ADULT; BANDAGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL COLLAGENASE; PILONIDAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0346666889     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005950300022     Document Type: Article

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