Does technique alter quality of life after pilonidal sinus surgery?

Ertan T., Koc M., Gocmen E., Aslar A., Keskek M., Kilic M.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.190, no.3, pp.388-392, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 190 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.08.068
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.388-392
  • Keywords: Limberg flap, pilonidal sinus, quality of life, rhomboid excision, HEALTH SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE, SURGICAL-TREATMENT, PRIMARY CLOSURE, RHOMBOID FLAP, LIMBERG FLAP, DISEASE, EXCISION, SF-36
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Pilonidal sinus is a common disease in young adults that carries high postoperative morbidity and patient discomfort. Controversy still exists about the best surgical technique for the treatment of the disease in terms of recurrence rate and patient discomfort.