Epidermal inclusion cysts as a complication of nail surgery.
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%.
Wadhams
P S
PS
Department of Surgery, California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco 94115.
McDonald
J F
JF
Jenkin
W M
WM
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