Surgical preference and outcomes in pilonidal sinus disease: a national multicenter study evaluating complications, recurrence, and quality of life (PISI TURKEY).

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The results of a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials indicated that rhomboid flap excision could have lower risk for recurrence, albeit the difference was marginally non-significant.

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