Unroofing curettage for treatment of simple and complex sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease is a chronic inflammatory condition with an incidence of 26:100,000 in the United States. However, its etiology and optimal treatment remain controversial.

Methods

We included 129 and 74 patients with simple and complex sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease, respectively. The primary outcome was pilonidal sinus recurrence after unroofing curettage. Secondary outcomes were pain scores, time to return to work/school, and time to complete recovery.

Results

At a median follow-up of 53 months, the recurrence rate was 4.9% in all patients, not significantly higher in subjects with the complex disease. Duration of surgery (15.4 minutes vs. 12.2 minutes), time to return to school/work (9.8 days vs. 7.7 days), and complete heal

SUBMITTER: Olcucuoglu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9582619 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature