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Review
. 2019 Dec;23(12):1173-1175.
doi: 10.1007/s10151-019-02116-5. Epub 2019 Nov 21.

The evidence base for pilonidal sinus surgery is the pits

S R Brown  1 , J N Lund  2
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Review

The evidence base for pilonidal sinus surgery is the pits

S R Brown et al. Tech Coloproctol. 2019 Dec.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflict of interest.

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