Management of pilonidal sinus disease with oblique excision and primary closure: Results of 493 patients

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 104-108

  Mentes, Oner ^a,b   Bagci, Mahir ^a   Bilgin, Turker ^a   Coskun, Ibrahim ^a   Ozgul, Omer ^a   Ozdemir, Mustafa ^a  

^a ETIMESGUT MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Excision; Pilonidal sinus disease; Primary closure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILONIDAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILONIDAL SINUS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 29244472768     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-005-0226-2     Document Type: Article

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