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The risk of recurrence of Pilonidal disease after surgical management

Feras M. Almajid, Abdullah A. Alabdrabalnabi and Khalifa A. Almulhim
Saudi Medical Journal January 2017, 38 (1) 70-74; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.1.15892
Feras M. Almajid
From the Department of Surgery, King Fahd Hospital of the University, University of Dammam, Alkhobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdullah A. Alabdrabalnabi
From the Department of Surgery, King Fahd Hospital of the University, University of Dammam, Alkhobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Khalifa A. Almulhim
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