Pilonidal sinus: finding the righttrack for treatment

• Authors: Wojciech Hap , Ewelina Frejlich , Julia Rudno-Rudzińska , Krzysztof Kotulski , Krzysztof Kurnol , Katarzyna Hap , Adam Skalski , Wojciech Kielan

Abstracts

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Pilonidal cyst is a troublesome condition affecting usually young people. It significantly influences quality of life and causes low self-esteem. Despite its known pathophysiology and numerous therapeutic methods available, pilonidal cysts still constitute a significant problem in general surgery. A large number of surgical techniques indicates the lack of a single method that ensures therapeutic success, and frequent complications cause both patient’s dissatisfaction and frustration of the operator. In many cases, therapy is based on methods developed in a given healthcare center and their efficacy is usually not scientifically verified. Search for optimal strategy is also impeded by lack of an unambiguous clinical classification. In this article, we reviewed publications on various methods of managing pilonidal cyst, and we also presented surgical treatment used in our department. However, we did not manage to point out a surgical method with efficacy high enough to become standard treatment. It indicates the need for further search for new techniques that will give chances for successful treatment of pilonidal cyst.

Keywords

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pilonidal cyst; polinidal sinus

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 89(1)
• Pages: 68-75

Contributors

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Wojciech Hap

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Ewelina Frejlich

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Julia Rudno-Rudzińska

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Krzysztof Kotulski

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Krzysztof Kurnol

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Katarzyna Hap

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Adam Skalski

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Wojciech Kielan

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0009.6009