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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 9/2007

01-09-2007 | Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Authors: Dietrich Doll, Sven Petersen

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 9/2007

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Excerpt

The recent article by P. P. Sharma [1] describes a new surgical technique in the treatment of pilonidal cyst with very promising outcomes (a recurrence rate less than 2%). We congratulate him for his surgical spirit, precise methodological approach, as well as his clear statement about follow-up time. Nevertheless, we feel that two aspects of his study should be addressed. …
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Lundhus E, Gottrup F (1993) Outcome at three to five years of primary closure of perianal and pilonidal abscess. A randomised, double-blind clinical trial with a complete three-year followup of one compared with four days’ treatment with ampicillin and metronidazole. Eur J Surg 159:555–558PubMed
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Metadata
Title
Letter to the Editor
Authors
Dietrich Doll
Sven Petersen
Publication date
01-09-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 9/2007
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-007-9034-2

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