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Improving outcomes in pilonidal sinus disease
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2016Optimal surgical treatment for pilonidal sinus disease remains controversial. Studies in children are uncommon with overall high postoperative recurrence and infection rates (20%). Our unit adopted a technique for excision of the pilonidal sinus with primary midline closure using a full-thickness flap.
Sarah, Braungart +3 more
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2010
A clear understanding of the changes in the theories on the aetiology of pilonidal sinus disease is essential to understand how these have influenced the evolution of its treatment and to select appropriate modes of treatment in the future. This condition may be self-limiting, and successful non-surgical treatments have been reported using simple ...
Michael R. Thompson +2 more
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A clear understanding of the changes in the theories on the aetiology of pilonidal sinus disease is essential to understand how these have influenced the evolution of its treatment and to select appropriate modes of treatment in the future. This condition may be self-limiting, and successful non-surgical treatments have been reported using simple ...
Michael R. Thompson +2 more
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Limberg Flap Repair for Pilonidal Sinus Disease
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 2004There are many methods described for the treatment of sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease, and none of them has been accepted as an optimal modality. Plastic procedures have some advantages, such as short duration of hospitalization, quick healing time, low risk of wound infection, and lower recurrence rates.
Daphan, C, Tekelioglu, MH, Sayilgan, C
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Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus Disease
2017Ebers Papyrus of Ancient Egypt described a swelling containing hair possibly a pilonidal sinus that is to be treated with the knife treatment. There are two main theories that have been established to explain the occurrence of sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease and yet none is accepted or supported, congenital and acquired theories.
Aly Saber, Emad K. Bayumi
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2004
Pilonidal sinus of the natal cleft is a condition dealt with by general practitioners, accident and emergency departments, general surgeons, colorectal surgeons, plastic surgeons, district nurses and wound-care specialists. It is an unglamorous condition that, despite its prevalence, seldom achieves priority within a busy clinical practice.
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Pilonidal sinus of the natal cleft is a condition dealt with by general practitioners, accident and emergency departments, general surgeons, colorectal surgeons, plastic surgeons, district nurses and wound-care specialists. It is an unglamorous condition that, despite its prevalence, seldom achieves priority within a busy clinical practice.
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2017
There has been much controversy regarding the cause of pilonidal disease. Hair being found in the pilonidal cysts confirmed the probability that hair is forced in by a variety of causes. The author discusses the clinical presentations of pilonidal sinus, differential diagnosis, recurrence rate and techniques of recurrence rate modifications, recurrence
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There has been much controversy regarding the cause of pilonidal disease. Hair being found in the pilonidal cysts confirmed the probability that hair is forced in by a variety of causes. The author discusses the clinical presentations of pilonidal sinus, differential diagnosis, recurrence rate and techniques of recurrence rate modifications, recurrence
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Time and rate of sinus formation in pilonidal sinus disease
International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 2007and aims To elicit mechanisms and timing of sinus development, the role of age at onset of symptoms, symptomatic disease duration, and consecutive number of sinuses were investigated.Analysis of 1,962 medical records of patients admitted for primary surgical pilonidal sinus treatment.Sinus number ranged from 1 to 16 (median 2), with chronic pilonidal ...
Dietrich, Doll +5 more
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Pilonidal sinus disease: a review. Part two
Journal of Wound Care, 2010Part two of this paper outlines a qualitative study, in which a Heideggarian hermeneutic phenomenological approach was used to answer the question, “What is it like to live with chronic pilonidal disease?” A review of the condition and the background to this study, including the rationale for the research approach, are presented in part one of this ...
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[Umbilical pilonidal sinus - a rare disease?]
Lakartidningen, 2023Umbilical pilonidal sinus is a rare diagnosis which is characterized by an inflammatory granulomatous reaction to hair shafts penetrating the epidermis. It is most often seen in adolescent male with a hairy abdomen. The patients often present with a history of pain and umbilical discharge.
Rehan, Chakari +2 more
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Pilonidal sinus disease: a review. Part one
Journal of Wound Care, 2010This article is in two parts. The overall aim is to review the literature relating to the management of pilonidal sinus disease and to explore the impact the disease has on those who suffer with it, predominantly young people. Part one reviews the literature and provides the rationale for the study design.
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