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RETRACTION: Complications of Hidradenitis Suppurativa After Surgical Management: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR
This retracted paper originally aimed to analyze complications of hidradenitis suppurativa after surgery but was found to have issues with peer review and text overlap.
Contribution
The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process and textual overlap with another article.
Findings
The article was retracted after an investigation found it was accepted due to a compromised peer review.
Textual overlap was identified between the Introduction and Discussion sections of this article and another unrelated paper.
Abstract
RETRACTION: TangB. , HuangZ. , YiQ. , and ZhengX. , “Complications of Hidradenitis Suppurativa After Surgical Management: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 4 (2023): 1253–1261, 10.1111/iwj.13945.36207796 PMC10031239 The above article, published online on 07 October 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. In addition, the investigation found textual overlap within the Introduction and Discussion sections between this article and another article by different authors [1]. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors…
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Taxonomy
TopicsHidradenitis Suppurativa and Treatments · Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas · Chemotherapy-related skin toxicity
RETRACTION:
B. Tang , Z. Huang , Q. Yi , and X. Zheng , “Complications of Hidradenitis Suppurativa After Surgical Management: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 4 (2023): 1253–1261, 10.1111/iwj.13945.36207796 PMC10031239
The above article, published online on 07 October 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. In addition, the investigation found textual overlap within the Introduction and Discussion sections between this article and another article by different authors [1]. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.
References
[1] A. Mehdizadeh , P. G. Hazen , F. G. Bechara , et al., “Recurrence of Hidradenitis Suppurativa after Surgical Management: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 73, no. 5, Supplement 1 (2015): S70–S77, 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.07.044.26470621
