Pilonidal sinus treated with crystallized phenol: An eight-year experience

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1934-1938

  Dogru, Osman ^a   Camci, Cemalettin ^a   Aygen, Erhan ^a   Girgin, Mustafa ^a   Topuz, Ömer ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Crystallized phenol; Pilonidal disease

Indexed keywords

PHENOL;

ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PILONIDAL SINUS; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOLS; PILONIDAL SINUS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11244324950     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0720-y     Document Type: Article

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