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Limberg flap for the management of pilonidal sinus reduces disease recurrence compared to Karydakis and Bascom procedure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Kausik RayMohammed AlbendaryMirza K BaigChristie SwaminathanParv SainsMuhammad S Sajid
Published in: Minerva chirurgica (2020)
LF seems to have clinical advantage over Karydakis and Bascom procedure in terms of reduced recurrence rate following surgical excision of pilonidal sinus. Although, this advantage was clinically persisted on subgroup analysis but failed to achieve statistical significance.
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