ArticlePediatric surgery international2021
Crystallized phenol for treatment of pilonidal sinus disease in children: a comparative clinical study.
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Randomized Clinical Trial to Test the Efficacy and Safety of Phenolization in Uncomplicated Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Disease
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative Outcomes of Surgical Techniques for Pilonidal Sinus: A Turkish Retrospective Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
- Evaluation of phenol treatment for pilonidal sinus in adolescents.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Adolescent pilonidal disease laser treatment (a-PiLaT): a pilot study.Techniques in coloproctology · 2024Article
- Pit excision with fibrin glue closure versus lateralizing flap procedures in the management of pilonidal sinus disease in adolescents: a 14-year cohort study.Pediatric surgery international · 2024Article
- Comparison of Phenol Application and Endoscopic Pilonidal Sinus Treatment in Pediatric Pilonidal Sinus Disease.Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric SocietyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to present our experience in the use of crystallized phenol (CP) to treat pediatric patients with 'simple' and complex' Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD). MATERIALS AND
methodsPatients who underwent CP treatment in between January 2015 and January 2020 were evaluated retrospectively, using prospectively collected data. The patients were divided into simple and complicated groups. The groups were assigned depending on the number of sinuses and clinical presentation. The groups were compared in terms of age, sex, number of sessions, cost analysis, body mass index (BMI), recurrence, time resolution, cosmetic results, results /improvement, and complications.
resultsThis study included 54 patients: 28 (52%) girls and 26 (48%) boys. The mean number of sinuses was 2.4. Symptoms included discharge in 50 (92%) patients, and pain in 42 (78%) patients. Fifty (93%) patients experienced mild pain during the procedure, whereas four (7%) patients had moderate pain. The mean number of CP sessions was 2.9; mean numbers of CP sessions were 2.2 and 4.2 in the Simple and Complicated groups. In total, 5 of 54 patients (9%) had recurrence.At the end of treatment, therapeutic success was achieved in 49 of 54 (91%) patients: 31 of 33 (94%) patients in the Simple group and 18 of 21 patients (86%) in the complicated group. The mean treatment cost for the whole cohort was $17.40. One patient (2%) presented with moderate skin burns. Cosmesis was deemed acceptable by patients, although there was evidence of minor skin burns following the procedure.
conclusionsThe findings showed that the CP procedure was advantageous for treatment of PSD, because it was minimally invasive, cost-effective, provided good cosmesis, and had a high success rate and low complication rate. Furthermore, it did not require prior examination, and could be performed under local anesthesia. Therefore, the CP procedure may be useful as a first-line treatment option in children with PSD.
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