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. 2019 Aug 31;72(8):1559-1565.

Pilonidal disease: changes in understanding of etiology, pathogenesis and approach to treatment

Victor Konoplitskyi  1 , Ruslan Shavliuk  1 , Dmytro Dmytriiev  1 , Kostiantyn Dmytriiev  1 , Oleksii Kyrychenko  1 , Bohdan Zaletskyi  1 , Oleksandr Olkhomiak  1
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  • PMID: 32012508

Pilonidal disease: changes in understanding of etiology, pathogenesis and approach to treatment

Victor Konoplitskyi et al. Wiad Lek. .

Abstract

Data from Web of Science, SCOPUS, Pub Med, Medline, E-library, and other sources was used in writing this article. The main focus was directed towards literature written in English. The selection of literature was based on such concepts as: etiopathogenesis, historical principles of treatment, methods of surgical and non-surgical intervention. Data from metanalysis publications and randomized clinical trials pertaining to the treatment of the pilonidal sinus at various stages of its formation was used, as well.

Keywords: pilonidal disease; analysis; literary sources.

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