Pilonidal Sinus Recurrence Rates in Young Adults—Similar to Children or Adults?
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Oetzmann von Sochaczewski, C.; Hackmann, T.; Heitmann, H.; Braun-Münker, M.; Maak, M.; Doll, D. Pilonidal Sinus Recurrence Rates in Young Adults—Similar to Children or Adults? Surgeries 2025, 6, 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries6030060
Oetzmann von Sochaczewski C, Hackmann T, Heitmann H, Braun-Münker M, Maak M, Doll D. Pilonidal Sinus Recurrence Rates in Young Adults—Similar to Children or Adults? Surgeries. 2025; 6(3):60. https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries6030060
Chicago/Turabian StyleOetzmann von Sochaczewski, Christina, Theo Hackmann, Henrike Heitmann, Myriam Braun-Münker, Matthias Maak, and Dietrich Doll. 2025. "Pilonidal Sinus Recurrence Rates in Young Adults—Similar to Children or Adults?" Surgeries 6, no. 3: 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries6030060
APA StyleOetzmann von Sochaczewski, C., Hackmann, T., Heitmann, H., Braun-Münker, M., Maak, M., & Doll, D. (2025). Pilonidal Sinus Recurrence Rates in Young Adults—Similar to Children or Adults? Surgeries, 6(3), 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries6030060