Hair insertion causes pilonidal sinus, it prevents spontaneous recovery, delays healing of any wound in the depth of the natal cleft, and is the cause of recurrence. An understanding of the hair insertion process made it possible to avoid hair insertion in 6545 cases of the condition with the use of the advancing flap operation. Results have proved this to be an easy and successful way of treat...

In this chapter, I briefly review the evaluation and management of common benign conditions affecting the rectum, the anus, and the perineum: hemorrhoidal disease, anal fissures, anorectal abscesses and fistulas, pilonidal disease, hidradenitis suppurativa, pruritus ani, and solitary rectal ulcer syndrome (SRUS). For proper diagnosis and treatment of these conditions, an understanding of the re...

OBJECTIVE Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) effects mainly young men's social and work life with frequent recurrence rate. Reoperation for unimproved or recurrent disease is somehow troublesome. Surgeons may think that changing treatment strategy after recurrence may prevent further relapses of PSD. We analyzed patients with recurrent pilonidal sinus to determine their predisposing features for rec...

objectives effect of using autologous platelet-rich plasma (prp) on pain reduction in patients with pilonidal abscess, subjected to extensive surgical removal tissue, was investigated through a clinical trial. patients and methods the trial was conducted on two groups from the center for surgical research at mashhad university of medical sciences located at ghaem hospital in mashhad city in 201...

Introduction: Pilonidal sinus is a chronic inflammatory condition which includes penetration of hair fragments into the skin. It rarely occurs in areas other than sacrococcygeal region. Case Report: A 19-year-old male presented with pilonidal sinus of the posterior part left temporal area of the scalp for one year duration treated by complete excision and primary repair. Conclusion: Although ex...

OBJECTIVE To study the comparison between the primary closure and open technique after excision of chronic sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus. METHODS A randomized study was designed and 77 patients with chronic sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus were included in this study. This study took place in Rizgary Teaching Hospital, Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq, from January 1997 to August 2003. The patients were...