Unroofing and marsupialization vs. rhomboid excision and limberg flap in pilonidal disease: A prospective, randomized, clinical trial

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 496-502

  Karakayali, Feza ^a   Karagulle, Erdal ^a   Karabulut, Zulfikar ^a   Oksuz, Ergun ^a   Moray, Gokhan ^a   Haberal, Mehmet ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Healing time; Limberg flap; Marsupialization; Pilonidal sinus; Rhomboid excision; Unroofing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILONIDAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHOMBOID EXCISION AND LIMBERG FLAP PROCEDURE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNROOFING AND MARSUPIALIZATION PROCEDURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND HEALING; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PLASTIC SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILONIDAL SINUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64549135466     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e31819a3ec0     Document Type: Article

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