Surgery for pilonidal disease

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-46

  Hølmebakk, Toto ^a,b   Nesbakken, A ^a  

^a AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Complications; Conservative treatment; Cosmetic result; Pilonidal disease; Recurrence; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILONIDAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHOMBOID PLASTY; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 17144394433     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690509400111     Document Type: Article

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