Pilonidal Sinus Treatment
Conditions
Brief summary
Pilonidal disease is a common and annoying problem with a fair recurrence rate. Every time of recurrence more skin is needed to cover the defect and if left open healing is supposed to be prolonged.
Interventions
PROCEDUREkeystone flap
facio-cutaneous flap used to cover the defect after removal of the disease
PROCEDURElay open
after removal of the disease, the wound is left open to heal by granulation tissue
Sponsors
Zagazig University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* re-recurrent pilonidal disease
Exclusion criteria
* patients with proved anal or perineal malignancy or autoimmune disease * patient with pilonidal disease for the first time or for the first time of recurrence
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| operative time | operative time is measured in minutes from incision to wound dressing | — |
| bleeding amount | amount of blood lost is measured from incision for 2 days post operative | intra and post operative bleeding amount is measured in cc by volumetric method |
| healing time | healing time is measured for 3 months post-operatively | — |
| wound infection | wound infection is evaluated for 3 months post-operatively | wound infection evaluated by presence of pus from the first day post-operativel |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed