1 Sep 2004Article
Treatment of pilonidal disease in short-stay surgery: personal method
A. Ciccolo 1M. Rossitto 1D. Panacea 1A. Manfrè 1S. Buonamonte 1A. Ardizzone 1
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1 U.O. Anorectal Pathology, Department of Surgery Sciences, Policlinico “G. Martino”, University of Messina
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2004, 75(5), 603-605;
Published: 1 Sep 2004
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Abstract
Hypothesis: we state that our personal method constitued by exicission and prymary clausure in the treatment of pilonidal sinus, is able to obtain a low rate of recurrence and a fast return to work. Patients and methods: our report has been conducted on 315 patients. Exicission and prymary clausure in the treatment of pilonidal sinus by loco-regional anesthesia. The patients have been discharged on second day. Results: we have not had intraoperative complication; abaut morbilità there have been 4% of seromas treated conservatively. Conclusions: whith this personal method we have obtaned very good results, in short and long time, with less of recurrences and fast return to work.
Keywords
- Pilonidal sinus
- short-stay surgery
- surgical treatment
- primary closure