Nd:YAG and CO2 lasers for the treatment of pilonidal sinuses: Advantages over traditional techniques

Medical Laser Application

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 155-159

  Walfisch, Shlomo ^a,b   Mnitentag, Haim ^a   Baruchin, Abraham M ^a   Sagi, Amiram ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

CO2 laser; Nd:YAG laser; Pilonidal disease

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE CONTROL; NEODYMIUM; PATIENT TREATMENT; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

CYSTECTOMY; HEALING TIME; PARAMEDIAN INCISION; PILONIDAL DISEASE;

LASER SURGERY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CURETTAGE; CYSTECTOMY; CYSTOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; OPERATION DURATION; PILONIDAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 10844295939     PISSN: 16151615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1615-1615-00138     Document Type: Article

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