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RETRACTION: Simplified and Modified Limberg Flap Plus Vacuum‐Assisted Closure for Treatment of Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus Disease
TL;DR
This retracted paper described a surgical method for treating a specific type of skin condition but was withdrawn due to issues with the peer review process.
Contribution
The paper proposed a modified surgical technique combining a Limberg Flap and vacuum-assisted closure for pilonidal sinus treatment.
Findings
The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
Abstract
RETRACTION: XuM. , WangY. , Xi. Ma, LiuY. , XueC. , and DaiH. , “Simplified and Modified Limberg Flap Plus Vacuum‐Assisted Closure for Treatment of Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus Disease,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 1 (2024): e14353, 10.1111/iwj.14353.37691134 PMC10784422 The above article, published online on 10 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.
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TopicsAnorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes · Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
RETRACTION:
M. Xu , Y. Wang , Xi. Ma, Y. Liu , C. Xue , and H. Dai , “Simplified and Modified Limberg Flap Plus Vacuum‐Assisted Closure for Treatment of Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus Disease,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 1 (2024): e14353, 10.1111/iwj.14353.37691134 PMC10784422
The above article, published online on 10 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.