Phenol application may be an alternative to surgery in pilonidal sinus disease treatment

Orhan Aslan

doi:10.5281/zenodo.11061388

Phenol application may be an alternative to surgery in pilonidal sinus disease treatment

Authors

Orhan Aslan Hitit University Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Çorum, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1982-0792

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11061388

Keywords:

Phenol, pilonidal sinus disease, surgery

Abstract

We have been following your journal with great interest in the field of general medicine. As a surgeon, I would like to bring to your attention the application of phenol, one of the minimally invasive treatment methods for pilonidal sinus.

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Emiroğlu M, Karaali C, Esin H, Akpınar G, Aydın C. Treatment of pilonidal disease by phenol application. Turk J Surg. 2017;33(1):5-9.

Johnson EK, Vogel JD, Cowan ML, Feingold DL, Steele SR; Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons' Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pilonidal Disease. Dis Colon Rectum. 2019;62(2):146-7.

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Published

2024-03-30

How to Cite

Aslan O. Phenol application may be an alternative to surgery in pilonidal sinus disease treatment. J Clin Trials Exp Investig [Internet]. 2024 Mar. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 26];3(1):15-7. Available from: https://jctei.com/index.php/jctei/article/view/108