Comparison of modified Limberg flap transposition and lateral advancement flap transposition with Burow's triangle in the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease

Saydam M., Ozturk B., Sinan H., Balta A. Z., DEMİR P., Ozer M. T., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.210, no.4, pp.772-777, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 210 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.03.031
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.772-777
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although many options exist for surgical treatment of pilonidal sinus disease (PSD), consensus has not yet been achieved, as all surgical methods have various rates of complications, postoperative infection, and recurrence.