1 Jan 2018Case Report
The V-Y flap technique in complicated and recurrent pilonidal sinus disease
Yavuz Koca 1Ihsan Yıldız 1Mustafa ̆ur 2Ibrahim Barut 1
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1 Suleyman Demirel University Medical School Department of General Surgery, Isparta, Turkey
2 Mustafa Kemal University Medical School Department of General Surgery, Hatay, Turkey
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2018, 89(1), 66-69;
Published: 1 Jan 2018
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study presents early and long term (5 years) outcome of 61 complicated pilonidal sinus disease cases undergoing V-Y advancement flap method together with the literature data. METHOD: Data of 336 patients undergoing surgery for pilonidal sinus disease between 2008 and 2012 were retrospec- tively analyzed. Patients with defect size ≥ 10 cm, and more than one subcutaneous sinus tunnels were assumed to have complicated pilonidal sinus disease. A total of 61 patients were included in the study. Age, gender, type of surgery, dura- tion of hospitalization, time of drain removal, pre-operative complications, and relapse rates at post-operative 5th year were analyzed. RESULTS: Of the 66 patients, 51 underwent unilateral V-Y advancement and 10 patients had bilateral V-Y plasty. Mean duration of operations was 66.87±18.37 minutes for total, 61.02±12.30 minutes for unilateral V-Y plasty, and 96.70±15.04 minutes for bilateral V-Y plasty. Hemovac drains were removed at 5.59±1.91 days averagely, 5.16±1.37 in unilateral group, and 7.80±2.74 in bilateral V-Y plasty group. Of the 4 patients who developed wound site infec- tion, 2 had unilateral and 2 had bilateral V-Y flap advancement. Postoperative hematomas developed in 2 patients with unilateral flap and one patient with bilateral flapss. Seroma occurred in 2 patients with unilateral flap and one pati- ent with bilateral flaps. Dehiscence developed two patients, one patient from each group. The mean duration of hosp- talization was 5.98±2.21 days; 5.49±1.52 in unilateral group, and 8.50±3.34 in bilateral group. Early or late relap- se was not seen in any groups. CONCLUSION: V-Y advancement flap technique can be applied as an efficient method in the treatment of complicated pilonidal sinus disease due to low relapse and complication rates.
Keywords
- Advancement flap
- Complicated pilonidal sinus
- Pilonidal sinus
- V-Y flap