Outcome of the rhomboid flap for recurrent pilonidal disease

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1064-1068

  El Khadrawy, Osama ^a   Hashish, Mohamed ^a   Ismail, Khaled ^a   Shalaby, Helmy ^a  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EGYPT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE FLAP; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILONIDAL SINUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCAR; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILONIDAL SINUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349287030     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-9920-x     Document Type: Article

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