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SUBMITTER: Doll D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6805955 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Doll Dietrich D Orlik Andriu A Maier Katharina K Kauf Peter P Schmid Marco M Diekmann Maja M Vogt Andreas P AP Stauffer Verena K VK Luedi Markus M MM
Scientific reports 20191022 1
Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) is increasing globally. A recent meta-analysis and merged-data analysis showed that recurrence rates in PSD depend essentially on follow-up time and specific surgical procedures. However, the global distribution of surgical approaches and respective recurrence rates have never been studied in PSD. We aimed at studying the impact of geographic distribution of surgical approaches to treat PSD and subsequent geography-specific recurrence rates. We searched relevant dat ...[more]