Sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 639-650

  Lee, P J ^a   Raniga, S ^a   Biyani, D K ^b   Watson, A J M ^b   Faragher, I G ^c   Frizelle, Frank A ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c North West Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Hair; Pilonidal; Recurrence; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOXITIN; COLLAGEN SPONGE; FIBRIN GLUE; GENTAMICIN; PHENOL;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CURETTAGE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FISTULOTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MARSUPIALISATION; MEDLINE; MUSCLE FLAP; PILONIDAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; RECTUM RESECTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SKIN TRANSPOSITION FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WORK CAPACITY; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PILONIDAL SINUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50349090218     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2008.01509.x     Document Type: Review

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