A proposed staging system for chronic symptomatic pilonidal sinus disease and results in patients treated with stage-based approach

A Guner, AB Cekic, A Boz, S Turkyilmaz, U Kucuktulu - BMC surgery, 2016 - Springer
Background Although there are many therapeutic options to manage patients with
sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease, there remains controversy over a gold standard …

Minimally invasive pilonidal sinus treatment: A narrative review

N Velotti, M Manigrasso, K Di Lauro, E Araimo… - Open …, 2019 - degruyter.com
The management of chronic pilonidal disease remains controversial, but recently, new
minimal invasive approaches have been proposed. Whereas in the conventional surgical …

Video-assisted ablation of pilonidal sinus (VAAPS) versus sinusectomy for treatment of chronic pilonidal sinus disease: a comparative study

M Milone, N Velotti, M Manigrasso, F Milone… - Updates in Surgery, 2019 - Springer
Since its first description in 1883, different treatments for pilonidal sinus disease have been
proposed, but we are still far from the identification of an ideal approach. The objective of …

Endoscopic sinusectomy:'a rose by any other name'. A systematic review of different endoscopic procedures to treat pilonidal disease

M Milone, G Gallo, U Grossi, P Pelizzo… - Colorectal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim Pilonidal sinus or Pilonidal Disease (PD) is a relatively common, benign but
challenging condition. Although commonly encountered in practice, its ideal treatment is …

Prospective analysis of cosmesis, morbidity, and patient satisfaction following Limberg flap for the treatment of sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus

K Müller, L Marti, I Tarantino, DG Jayne… - Diseases of the colon …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE: Recent studies have reported excellent healing and low recurrence rates for
rhomboid flaps for pilonidal sinus disease. The cosmetic outcome has been less …

Pilonidal sinus disease: a 10-year review reveals occupational risk factors and the superiority of the minimal surgery trephine technique

T Levinson, T Sela, S Chencinski, E Derazne… - Military …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: To identify military occupational risk factors for pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) and
to compare an Army Clinic minimal surgery with techniques used at public hospitals …

Recurrent pilonidal sinus: lay open or flap closure, does it differ?

T Yoldas, C Karaca, O Unalp, A Uguz… - International …, 2013 - meridian.allenpress.com
Abstract Treatment options of pilonidal sinus, which has high recurrence rates, is still
controversial. In this study, we aimed to analyze for possible factors affecting recurrence …

Adoption of a standardized treatment protocol for pilonidal disease leads to low recurrence

T Rafeeqi, C Abrajano, F Salimi-Jazi, D Garza… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Pilonidal disease may present as acute abscesses or chronic draining sinuses.
There is no standardized treatment and recurrence rates can be as high as 30%. Within our …

Effect of hair removal by Nd: YAG laser on the recurrence of pilonidal sinus

EA Badawy, MN Kanawati - Journal of the European Academy …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background Pilonidal sinus (PNS) is chronic inflammatory process of the skin in the natal
cleft. Management of PNS is mainly surgical. Although different types of surgery have been …

[HTML][HTML] Is histological analysis of pilonidal sinus useful? Retrospective analysis of 731 resections

G Boulanger, E Abet, AG Brau-Weber, F Leclair… - Journal of visceral …, 2018 - Elsevier
The pilonidal sinus (SP) is a common pathology. The treatment is a surgical excision. Many
surgeons continue to systematically send this SP in histological analysis. The objective of …