Open AccessPILONIDAL SINUS
Author(s) -
Gulzar Ahmad Malik,
Tariq Hussan Choudhary,
Abdul Fattah Abdul Wahab
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2009.16.01.2964
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , sinus (botany) , randomized controlled trial , closure (psychology) , botany , biology , genus , economics , market economy
O b j e c t i v e s : To study the prevalence of pilonidal sinus and compare the outcome of the excision and primary closure withlay open surgical procedures. D e s i g n : Prospective randomized comparative study. Setting: Department of surgery, Bahawal VictoriaHospital Bahawalpur. P e r i o d : From 1s t December 2002 to 30th November 2007.Materials a n d M e t h o d s : A total of 40 patients with pilonidalsinus were randomized into two groups. Group I underwent excision and primary closure while Group II underwent excision and lay openprocedure. Results: Patients of Group I & II had comparable mean operation time of 42.7 minutes. Group I patients had a shorter meanhospital stay of 4.87 days, earlier return to light work after 13.21 days, less treatment expenses and low rate of postoperative complicationsand good patient satisfaction. C o n c l u s i o n : We conclude that primary closure after excision of pilonidal sinus is superior surgical procedurethan excision and laying it open