Practical Management of Pilonidal Disease

Management of pilonidal sinus.

OBJECTIVE Pilonidal sinus is a disabling nuisance in young adults, yet its management remains controversial. METHODS Patients admitted to Prince Abdulrahman Sudery Hospital, Al Jouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, over a period of 10-years from January 1990 to December 1999 were evaluated in this retrospective study. We compared 2 most commonly performed surgical operations in 272 patients consisti...

Pilonidal disease.

Pilonidal disease is a common anorectal problem that typically affects young people. Numerous surgical procedures have been described, but treatment failure and disease recurrence are frequent, leading to considerable morbidity in these otherwise healthy patients. To manage this problem successfully, surgeons must consider the pathogenesis and presentation of the disease and weigh the advantage...

The risk of recurrence of Pilonidal disease after surgical management

OBJECTIVES To estimate the rate of the Pilonidal disease (PND) recurrence and to evaluate the associated predictors of the recurrence. Methods: This is a retrospective study, conducted at King Fahd Hospital of the University in Alkhobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over a period of 10 years from January 2003 until December 2013.  Results: A study of 366 with PND, 19 of those were identified as seco...

25 years’ experience in the management of pilonidal sinus disease

Pilonidal sinus disease is a common medical condition that accounts for almost 15% of anal suppurations with high morbidity. Its management is subject to many variations. In this study, a 25-year experience from 1984 to 2009 of treating pilonidal sinus disease is being reported. A total of 252 patients were included in the study. They were treated by phenol injection, excision and primary closu...

Practice parameters for the management of pilonidal disease.