Pilonidal Sinus
Conditions
Brief summary
The investigators supposed that the complete video assisted ablation of pilonidal sinus (VAAPS) could be an effective minimally invasive treatment of pilonidal sinus. This new minimally invasive treatment allows the identification of the sinus cavity with its lateral tracks, the destruction and the removal of all infected tissue and the removing of any hair.
Interventions
Sponsors
Federico II University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Diagnosis of chronic pilonidal sinus
Exclusion criteria
Inability to consent to the study Recurrent pilonidal sinus after an outmidline technique
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Infection | 1 month | Wound infection was defined as redness and/or oedema of the skin and/or discharge |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Recurrence | 1 year | Recurrence can be divided into two groups: early and late. Early recurrence is usually due to failure to identify one or more sinuses. Late recurrence is usually due to secondary infection caused by residual hair or debris that was not removed at operation, inadequate wound care or insufficient attention to depilation |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| satisfaction | 6 months | Satisfaction Scores on the Visual Analog Scale |
| Aesthetic appearance | 6 months | Aesthetic appearance on a 3 points scale of good fair and bad |
| time off work | 1 month | — |
| time to walk without pain | 1 month | — |
| Pain | 1 day, 1 week and 1 month | Pain Scores on the Visual Analog Scale |
| Time to sitting on toilet without pain | 1 month | — |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed