OUTCOME OF OPEN VERSUS CLOSED SURGICAL TECHNIQUE FOR TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PILONIDAL SINUS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL

OBJECTIVE: To compare the outcome of “excision with leaving open” versus “excision with primary closure” of chronic pilonidal sinus (PNS) of saccrococygeal area in terms of hospital stay, wound healing, return to work and postoperative complications. METHODOLOGY: This study was conducted at surgica...

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Main Authors: Sayed Tahir Ali Shah, Mohammad Tahir, Mohammad Nasir, Sohail Aziz Paracha, Khizar Wahab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Khyber Medical University 2013-09-01
Series:Khyber Medical University Journal
Online Access:https://www.kmuj.kmu.edu.pk/article/view/9653