Sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease: analysis of previously proposed risk factors

PURPOSE: Sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease is a source of one of the most common surgical problems among young adults. While male gender, obesity, occupations requiring sitting, deep natal clefts, excessive body hair, poor body hygiene and excessive sweating are described as the main risk factors for...

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Main Authors: Harlak, Ali, Mentes, Oner, Kilic, Selim, Coskun, Kagan, Duman, Kazim, Yilmaz, Fahri
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2010
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Clinical Sciences
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827697/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20186294
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1807-59322010000200002
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