Surgical treatment of chronic sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus: Open method versus primary closure

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1534-1537

  Kareem, Tayeb S ^a  

^a HAWLER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Iraq)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PILONIDAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WOUND HEALING; BACK; METHODOLOGY; SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; PILONIDAL SINUS; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 36048987982     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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