Author response to: Excision and suture in the midline versus Karydakis flap surgery for pilonidal sinus: randomized clinical trial

Oskar Hemmingsson^{1

2}, Felix Binnermark¹, Christoffer Odensten³, Martin Rutegård^{1

2}, Karl A Franklin¹, Markku M Haapamäki¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Surgery, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
² Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
³ Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Surgery, Umeå University Educational Unit at Sunderby Hospital, Sunderby, Sweden.

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Oskar Hemmingsson et al. BJS Open. 2022.

. 2022 Jul 7;6(4):zrac106.

doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac106.

Oskar Hemmingsson^{1

2}, Felix Binnermark¹, Christoffer Odensten³, Martin Rutegård^{1

2}, Karl A Franklin¹, Markku M Haapamäki¹

¹ Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Surgery, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
² Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
³ Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Surgery, Umeå University Educational Unit at Sunderby Hospital, Sunderby, Sweden.

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Excision and suture in the midline versus Karydakis flap surgery for pilonidal sinus: randomized clinical trial.
Hemmingsson O, Binnermark F, Odensten C, Rutegård M, Franklin KA, Haapamäki MM. Hemmingsson O, et al. BJS Open. 2022 Mar 8;6(2):zrac007. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac007. BJS Open. 2022. PMID: 35289848 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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