Background/Aims: Pilonidal sinus treatment involves surgical excision or flap reconstruction; however, the disease has a high recurrence risk. We determined outcomes of modified local application crystallized phenol.
 Methods: In outpatient clinic, pilonidal orifices were connected by an incision under local
 anesthesia. The hair in was removed. Then, phenol applied. not
 sutured...

BACKGROUND We present a clinical experience with a new local flap procedure, namely the triangular closure technique, for reconstruction of sacrococcygeal skin defects resulting from excision of the pilonidal sinus. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this technique, the defect is surgically converted to a triangle in shape. Then, the triangular defect is closed by transposition of 2 skin flaps designed in...

BACKGROUND There is an ongoing debate regarding the optimal surgical management for pilonidal disease in the pediatric population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a pediatric surgeon's experience at a Canadian children's hospital over 35 years. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of the charts of patients seen and treated from July 1969 to December 2003, inclusive. All patie...

introduction: pilonidal sinus is a common disease in sacrococcygeal area, which mostly caught young people and cause disability, which needs complete rest at home and taking off from work. although the surgical treatment of this problem goes back to the last century, still optimal treatment is a controversy. recent studies have raised different surgical approaches, so that there is no general a...

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...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Pilonidal sinus is a disease in the sacrococcygeal region diagnosed through the purulent discharges of the above-said region. Although the exact pathology and etiology of those suffering from pilonidal is not clear yet, the presence of hair seemingly plays a major role in the process of infection and the granulation tissue. Several techniques have been identified for p...