Conservative vs Surgical Interventions for Umbilical Pilonidal Sinus: A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial


Kaplan M., ÖZCAN Ö., Kaplan F. C., Yalcin H. C., Salman B.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, cilt.222, sa.5, ss.878-889, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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BACKGROUND: Umbilical pilonidal sinus (UPS) is one of the most neglected disorders, and there is still no clear consensus regarding optimal treatment of the disease. We therefore present our data from a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial comparing conservative vs surgical treatment of UPS.