Background: Pilonidal sinus is one of the most complicated chronic wounds common in younger adults. This disabling condition affects the natal clefts of the buttocks and often requires surgery.
Objective: To investigate the effect of autologous platelet-rich plasma and fibrin glue (PRP-FG) on pain reduction and the healing process of pilonidal sinus after excisional surgery with primary closure.
Methods: This randomized clinical trial study included 40 patients with pilonidal sinus admitted to a surgical ward. Patients were randomly divided into two groups: the control group, who underwent wide excision of the sinus with primary closure, and the case group, who had wide excision of the sinus with primary closure along with injection of autologous PRP-FG into the wound. For 6 months, patients were followed up for their severity of pain, wound healing process, the time it took them to get back to normal activities, infection, and other complications.
Results: In the first and second week after surgery, the severity of pain in the case group was reduced significantly in comparison with the control group. Healing time decreased but not significantly. There was no significant difference in infection and recurrence between the two groups.
Conclusions: The addition of PRP-FG has the potential to reduce pain significantly in primary closure of pilonidal sinus.
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Clin Exp Dermatol
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University of Wolverhampton Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, Walsall, UK.
Background: Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) is a chronic debilitating condition predominantly affecting young men. Laser hair depilation is an established adjunct to surgical treatment for PSD and can lead to reduced rates of recurrence, and post-surgical interventions.This study aimed to assess the outcome of laser hair depilation therapy on disease progression in pilonidal sinus disease patients at the Birmingham Skin Regional Laser Centre.
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Department of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
Aim: Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) poses significant treatment challenges due to a lack of consensus on the diverse range of surgical approaches routinely employed, prompting a renewed focus on the patient experience. The aim of this study was to explore the lived experience of patients with PSD to better inform future person-centred treatment.
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Department of Dermatology, Assistant Director-The Humanitarian Clinic: Skin, Hair and Laser Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Objective: Limberg flap, is a rotational rhomboid flap. A procedure done for people who have either complex or recurrent pilonidal disease. This study has been performed to determine effects of the Limberg flap for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus, regarding the wound infection rate, seroma formation, postoperative pain relief, recurrence rates, return to work, its cosmetic final result and patients' satisfaction.
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At the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Center for Severe Burn Injuries, Paracelsus Medical University, Klinikum Nürnberg, Germany, David Breidung, MD, is Resident, and Moritz Billner, MD, is Attending Physician. Philipp Buben, MD, is Resident, Department for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Unit, BG Kliniken Bergmannstrost, Germany. Gerrit Grieb, MD, PhD, is Head of Department, Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhoehe, Germany. Also in the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Center for Severe Burn Injuries, Paracelsus Medical University, Klinikum Nürnberg, Reiner Sievers, MD, is Attending Physician; Bert Reichert, MD, is Professor and Head of Department; Ioannis-Fivos Megas, MD, is past Chief Resident; and André A. Barth, MD, is Chief Resident.
Objective: To evaluate the clinical outcome of the Karydakis flap procedure performed by a single surgeon for the treatment of pilonidal sinus, focusing on postoperative complications, recurrence rate, wound healing time, and return to daily life.
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