Outcome of chronic pilonidal disease treatment after ambulatory plain midline excision and primary suture

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 197, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 693-694

  Doll, Dietrich ^a   Evers, Theo ^a   Matevossian, Edouard ^a   Petersen, Sven ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EXCISION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILONIDAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PILONIDAL SINUS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65249100272     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.09.005     Document Type: Letter

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