Join surgeon Dr Julie Caffrey as she shares her approach to hidradenitis suppurativa surgery, from patient selection to excision, reconstruction, and reducing recurrence.

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Resources

Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Review of Post-operative Outcomes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32868233/

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Patients With Wounds Healing by Secondary Intention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33038929/

Efficacy and Durability of Intravenous Ertapenem Therapy for Recalcitrant Hidradenitis Suppurativa https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38353987/

Surgical Treatment of Suppurative Hidradenitis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0007122653800317

Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review of the Literature https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37545826/

Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia: A Clinical Entity Mistaken for Squamous Cell Carcinoma https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25722605/