Pilonidal sinus minimal excision with primary closure: 9 years’ experience
The Egyptian Journal of Surgery • 2022
Publication Information
Authors
Ehab M. Oraby, Mokhtar A. Bahbah
Keywords
less is more, minimal excision, pilonidal sinus, primary closure
Journal
The Egyptian Journal of Surgery
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Volume
40
Issue
4
Pages
1251-1256
publication.type
International
Paper Link
Open Link
Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
Introduction Pilonidal sinus (PNS) disease is distributed in young adults who are supposed to be healthy with maximum productivity. Wide local excision creates a tissue gap, while the concept of minimal excision preserves healthy tissues with minimal tissue gap. Objectives The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficiency of minimal excision technique after 9 years of experience. Patients and methods This retrospective study involved 205 consecutive patients with sacrococcygeal PNS. All patients were treated surgically with minimal excision and primary closure. Follow-up included wound seroma, infection, or disruption, in addition to sick leave and PNS recurrence. Results PNS minimal excision was performed on 205 patients. The mean operative time was 33 min. The hospital stay ranged from 7 to 12h. Healing time was 12–22 days. Time to remove the drain 4–7 days. Seroma developed in 4.39%, simple wound infection 6.8%, significant wound infection 2.9%, and recurrence in 1.46%. Patients with recurrence shared the criteria of being obese with deep clefts and poor hygiene. Conclusion Minimal excision and primary closure is a safe and easy operative procedure, applicable to primary, recurrent, and complex branched cases with good results in
wound healing and low recurrence rate.
wound healing and low recurrence rate.
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