Comparison of the short-term results after Limberg and Karydakis procedures for pilonidal disease: Randomized prospective analysis of 100 patients

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 705-710

  Ersoy, Eren ^a   Devay, A O ^a   Aktimur, R ^a   Doganay, B ^b   Ozdogan M ^a   Gundogdu R H ^a  

^a Ataturk Research and Training Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Karydakis; Limberg; Pilonidal disease; Short term outcomes

Indexed keywords

NAPROXEN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFECTION RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KARYDAKIS PROCEDURE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMBERG PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PILONIDAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND DRESSING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILONIDAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUCTION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68549119022     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2008.01646.x     Document Type: Article

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