TREATMENT OF PILONIDAL SINUS AND CYST BY CONSERVATIVE EXCISION AND W-PLASTY CLOSURE

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Authors

Robert F. Roth · Salem VA Medical Center

WARREN L. MOORMAN · Salem VA Medical Center

Abstract

We present the use of a W-plasty for closure after conservative excision of pilonidal cysts and sinuses. In the past 3 years we have done 12 cases this way, and to date there has been only one recurrence.

Topics & Keywords

Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Volume 60, Issue 3, pp. 412-415

DOI: 10.1097/00006534-197709000-00015

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