Pilonidal sinus disease treatment; Is primary repair method is really dispensable?

摘要

Objective: Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) is a benign disease caused by hair follicles in sacrococcygeal region. Despite the use of different methods in treatment, there is no consensus reached for treatment modalities. In this study we compared the primary repair and limberg flap method. Material and Methods: In this study, 376 PSD patients who underwent surgery in our clinic between 2005 -2012 were analyzed retrospectively.184 of these patients managed with primary repair and 192 with limberg flap. Patients who have acute enflamation symptoms and abcess were excluded. Patients evaluated rertospectively. All data examined for statistical analysis. Results: Surgery time and hospital stay were significantly higher in patients who underwent Limberg flap repair (p0,05). But cosmetic care, surgical site paresthesia were found higher in limberg flap group(p