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Recurrence of Pilonidal Abscesses After Surgery: Which Factors Are Involved?

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All the authors participated in the design of the study and wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

- Mahjoubi Mohamed Farès has drafted the work and contributed to literature research.

- Essid Nada, Bochra Rezgui, and Charradi Heni have collected data.

- Ben Latifa Mehdi has substantively revised the work.

- Maatouk Mohamed and Yasser Karoui have made substantial contributions to the literature research.

- Mounir Ben Moussa and Ben Ali Ali have made substantial contributions to the conception of the work.

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Correspondence to Mohamed Farès Mahjoubi.

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Mahjoubi, M.F., Latifa, M.B., Maatouk, M. et al. Recurrence of Pilonidal Abscesses After Surgery: Which Factors Are Involved?. Indian J Surg 85, 1516–1518 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-023-03746-8

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