The V-Y flap technique in complicated and recurrent pilonidal sinus disease

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Yavuz Sava ̧s Koca
Ihsan Yıldız
Mustafa Ug ̆ur
Ibrahim Barut

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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.





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Yavuz Sava ̧s Koca, et al. “The V-Y Flap Technique in Complicated and Recurrent Pilonidal Sinus Disease”. Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia, vol. 89, no. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 66-69, https://annaliitalianidichirurgia.it/index.php/aic/article/view/1031.
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