Secondary Healing versus Delayed Excision and Direct Closure after Incision and Drainage of Acute Pilonidal Abscess: A Controlled Randomized Trial

Secondary Healing versus Delayed Excision and Direct Closure after Incision and Drainage of Acute Pilonidal Abscess: A Controlled Randomized Trial

Objective: To compare drainage and healing by secondary intention with drainage, delayed excision and direct closure (DE/DC). Methods: Between January 2003 and January 2010, 130 patients admitted with an acute pilonidal abscess were randomized to undergo either elliptical incision and drainage (I an...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud F. Sakr, Mohammad A. Ramadan, Hossam M. Hamed, Hisham E. Kantoush
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: GESDAV 2012-02-01
Series:Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery
Subjects:
Pilonidal abscess
drainage
delayed excision
direct closure
recurrence
Online Access:http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=15360

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