title: Epidermal inclusion cysts as a complication of nail surgery.
abstract: The authors presented a study of 93 patients who underwent a total of 183 nail matricectomies. The study was undertaken to establish the incidence of postoperative epidermal inclusion cysts, which was 5.5%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco 94115.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Wadhams
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Jenkin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009262:Nails / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies