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Pilonidal sinus disease: Review of current practice and prospects for endoscopic treatment.
Review in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.
- What is the Impact of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Healing in Patients Post Excision of Pilonidal Sinus? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International wound journal · 2025Pooled it
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- Sinus laser-assisted closure for pilonidal sinus disease: a prospective single-center study.Annals of coloproctology · 2026Article
- Future of pilonidal cyst surgery: a comparative review of traditional and laser techniques.BMC surgery · 2025Review
- Karydakis Flap as a Simple Surgical Method in the Treatment of Pilonidal Disease V.S Open Surgery with Average 30-month-follow up: A Clinical Trial.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2025Article
- Acute pilonidal abscess: Prospective nationwide audit in the Netherlands.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2024Article
- Sinus pilonidalis-elastic ligature as an optimal outpatient treatment.Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- Long-term outcomes after cleft lift surgery for pilonidal sinus disease in post-pubertal adolescents: data from a prospective Danish cohort.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2024Article
- Advancements in Surgical Approaches for Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus: A Comprehensive Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Long-term follow-up of pilonidal sinus disease treated by radial laser surgery.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Management and outcomes of pilonidal patients with secondary sinuses-a cohort study.Pediatric surgery international · 2024Article
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- Surgeons' Experience and Practices in Managing the Pilonidal Sinus in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.Cureus · 2024Article
- Comorbidities are not associated with pain symptom or recurrence in patients with pilonidal disease.Pediatric surgery international · 2024Article
- Efficacy of laser obliteration with limited excision of pilonidal sinus.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Observational
- Comparison of laser ablation, simple excision, and flap reconstruction in the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease.Lasers in medical science · 2024Article
- Managing pilonidal sinus disease.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the coexistence of pilonidal sinus disease and hirsutism in female patients: a retrospective cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Use of the laser in the pilonidal sinus alone or in combination with phenol.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Pilonidal sinus disease is chronic acquired condition leading to significant morbidity and associated healthcare costs. Several techniques have been described to manage this condition with no treatment gaining universal acceptance. With the shift towards minimally invasive surgery, Video Assisted-Ablation of Pilonidal Sinus (VAAPS) and Endoscopic Pilonidal Sinus Treatment (EPiST) have gained prominence. The aim of this review is to analyse current treatment modalities and the evidence for endoscopic pilonidal sinus surgery. Reported surgical techniques range from wide excision with or without primary closure to various flap closures. These aim to eliminate the underlying causes driven by natal cleft hair and reducing recurrence. However, long term (≥5 years) recurrence rates range between 10 and 30% with significant complication rates. Trials with endoscopic treatment which have shown comparable short-term results to established treatments with reduced morbidity. However, the potential higher cost, learning curve, patient selection criteria and need for long term outcomes from randomised trials limit widespread application of this promising method. Endoscopic treatment of pilonidal sinus disease therefore provides a minimally invasive alternative to traditional surgical methods with the potential to reduce morbidity. However long-term outcomes data from further prospective randomised trials is needed to establish its efficacy compared to traditional surgical methods.
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