Novel Approaches in Pilonidal Sinus Treatment

Pilonidal sinus is a very common inflammatory disease of the gluteal region. The ideal method of pilonidal sinus treatment should have a low recurrence rate with minimum excision. Moreover, the treatment method should have a short hospitalization time, should let the patient return to his normal lif...

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Main Authors: Arda Isik, Oguz Idiz, Deniz Firat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2016-01-01
Series:Prague Medical Report
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Online Access:https://pmr.lf1.cuni.cz/117/4/0145/
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Summary:Pilonidal sinus is a very common inflammatory disease of the gluteal region. The ideal method of pilonidal sinus treatment should have a low recurrence rate with minimum excision. Moreover, the treatment method should have a short hospitalization time, should let the patient return to his normal life rapidly, should cause minimum loss of labour and should result a small scar only. In the presented review, modalities in pilonidal sinus treatment in the light of current information in the literature are evaluated.
ISSN:1214-6994
2336-2936