FUNCTIONAL AND COSMETIC RESULTS OF LIMBERG FLAP PROCEDURE IN PILONIDAL SINUS SURGERY. Pilonidal sinüs cerrahisinde Limberg flep y?nteminin fonksiyonel ve kozmetik sonu?lar?.

摘要

Pilonidal sinus is chronic disease in gluteal region. The functional and cosmetic results of Limberg flap procedure was evaluated retrospectively in this study. The 62 patients operated in between June 2010 and June 2012 with the diagnosis of pilonidal sinus were studied. Patient's age, sex, operation findings, postoperative complications, incision site complaints, recurrences and patient satisfaction was evaluated. There were 52 men and 10 women. Aveage age was 27.09 ± 7.42. The average follow-up time was 15.32±5.60 months. There were 13 wound infection and 2 wound dehisences. The most common complaint was pain in surgical site (12 patients). The average patient satisfaction score was 2.35±0.95. The functional and cosmetical results of Limberg flap is confusing. The prospective studies seems to be needed. ?ZET Pilonidal sinüs, gluteal b?lgenin kronik bir hastal???d?r. Bu ?al??mada Limberg Flep y?nteminin fonksiyonel ve kozmetik sonu?lar? retrospektif olarak incelendi. Haziran 2010 ile Haziran 2012 tarihleri aras?nda Pilonidal sinüs tan?s? ile opere edilen 62 hasta al??maya dahil edildi. Hastalar?n ya?, cinsiyet, operasyon bulgular?, postoperatif komplikasyonlar, gluteal b?lgede insizyon hatt? ?ikayetleri, nüks durumlar? ve ameliyat memnuniyetleri kay?t edildi. Hastalar?n 52’si erkek 10’u kad?n idi. Ortalama ya? 27.09 ± 7.42 idi. Hastalarda ortalama takip süresi 15.32 ± 5.60 ay olarak bulundu. Postoperatif d?nemde 13 hastada yara yeri enfeksiyonu, 2 hastada ise yara ayr??mas? tespit edildi. En s?k g?rülen ?ikayet yara yerinde a?r? idi (12 hasta). Hastalar?n ortalama memnuniyet de?eri 2.35 ± 0.95 olarak bulundu. Limberg flep y?nteminin fonksiyonel ve kozmetik sonu?lar? tart??maya a??kt?r. Bu konuyla ilgili daha geni? prospektif ?al??malar gerekli g?rünmektedir.