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Pilonidal disease

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Conclusion and Summary

Pilonidal disease is probably an acquired condition. Surgical opening of the entire process is necessary for cure. A simple surgical unroofing is all that is necessary at operation. The postoperative treatment and observation is important to prevent the same conditions that caused the disorder in the first place from causing a recurrence.

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  1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Karl Zimmerman M.D.

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  1. Karl Zimmerman M.D.
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Read at the meeting of the Pan-Pacific Surgical Society, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 20, 1969.

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Zimmerman, K. Pilonidal disease. Dis Colon Rectum 13, 330–332 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02617256

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