# 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This retracted paper described a surgical method for treating a specific type of skin condition but was withdrawn due to issues with the peer review process.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.

## Key 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- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.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above article, published online on 10 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.