Does technique alter quality of life after pilonidal sinus surgery?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 388-392

  Ertan, Tamer ^a   Koc, Mahmut ^a   Gocmen, Erdal ^a   Aslar, A Kessaf ^a   Keskek, Mehmet ^a   Kilic, Mehmet ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Limberg flap; Pilonidal sinus; Quality of life; Rhomboid excision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; FEMALE; HEALING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILONIDAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILONIDAL SINUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 23744450265     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.08.068     Document Type: Article

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