Sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease: Sinotomy versus excisional surgery, a retrospective study

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 177-180

  Rabie, M Ezzedien ^a,d   Al Refeidi, Abdullah A ^b   Al Haizaee, Abdullah ^c   Hilal, Saleh ^b   Al Ajmi, Hassan ^b   Al Amri, Abdul Aziz ^b  

^a JAZAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b College of Medicine ^*

^c ASEER CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Faculty of Medicine Jazan   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Pilonidal sinus; Sinotomy

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT INFORMATION; PILONIDAL SINUS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SINOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILONIDAL SINUS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33846858175     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.04002.x     Document Type: Article

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