Karydakis flap repair for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease: How important is technique?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 181-183

  Keshava, Anil ^a   Young, Christopher J ^a   Rickard, Matthew J F X ^a   Sinclair, Gael ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bascom; Karydakis Flap repair; Sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease; Wound breakdown

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KARYDAKIS FLAP REPAIR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILONIDAL SINUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILONIDAL SINUS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33846858618     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.04003.x     Document Type: Article

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