SynthesisLasers in medical science2022
Laser treatment of pilonidal disease: a systematic review.
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Radiofrequency Treatment for Pilonidal Disease : Clinical Investigation on Safety of Use, Efficacy and Patient Satisfaction at 6 Months
Minimally Invasive Treatment of Pilonidal Sinus Disease: Which is Better? Phenol or Laser Ablation
Radiofrequency Treatment for Pilonidal Disease : Clinical Investigation on Safety of Use, Efficacy and Patient Satisfaction at 6 Months
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of sinus laser associated closure (SiLaC) versus endoscopic pilonidal sinus treatment (EPSiT) in the management of pilonidal sinus disease.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Pooled it
- International Society of Laser Proctology Position Paper on SiLaC and EPSiT/SiLaC in the Management of Pilonidal Sinus Disease.Lasers in surgery and medicine · 2025Guideline
- Efficacy and safety of laser ablation for recurrent pilonidal sinus: a systematic review and meta‑analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Pooled it
- Platelet-rich plasma for pilonidal disease: a systematic review.The Journal of international medical research · 2023Pooled it
- Is it beneficial to add laser ablation to curettage in the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease?Lasers in medical science · 2025Trial
- Necrotising Fasciitis Following Sinus Laser-Assisted Closure Treatment for Pilonidal Disease: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Early postoperative outcomes of sinus laser closure versus crystallized phenol treatment for pilonidal sinus disease: a retrospective comparative study.Techniques in coloproctology · 2026Article
- Does laser treatment affect outcome in pilonidal sinus disease? Long-term multicenter retrospective analysis of pit-picking alone vs. pit-picking with laser.Techniques in coloproctology · 2026Article
- Sinus laser-assisted closure (SiLaC) in pilonidal sinus disease: a multicenter cohort study.Techniques in coloproctology · 2026Article
- Radiofrequency for the treatment of pilonidal disease: results of a French prospective pilot study.Annals of coloproctology · 2026Article
- Intelligent Soft Opto-Magnetic Robot for Minimally Invasive Interventional Therapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Combined laser ablation and pit excision for pilonidal sinus: effectiveness, quality of recovery, and patient-reported outcomes.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Future of pilonidal cyst surgery: a comparative review of traditional and laser techniques.BMC surgery · 2025Review
- Evaluation of laser ablation for recurrent pilonidal sinus disease: treatment success, recurrence rates, and patient outcomes.Lasers in medical science · 2025Article
- SiLaC® with EPSiT®: early outcomes of laser-endoscopic therapy for pilonidal sinus.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Sinus laser therapy versus Karydakis flap procedure in the management of pilonidal sinus disease: a comparative analysis of intraoperative parameters and postoperative outcome.Techniques in coloproctology · 2024Article
- Phenolization of the sinus tract in recurrent sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease: long-term results of a prospective cohort study.International journal of colorectal disease · 2024Article
- Ethical Issues Regarding Dermatopathology Care for Service-Members: A Review.Dermatopathology (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Long-term follow-up of pilonidal sinus disease treated by radial laser surgery.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
Pilonidal disease (PD) is a common condition, and there is still an ongoing debate on ideal management that should be minimally invasive, safe, and efficient. The use of radially emitting laser in the treatment of chronic PD is a novel minimally invasive technique, and initial studies with a small number of patients showed promising results. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of chronic PD treatment with a laser using a systematic review of the published literature. A systematic review was conducted after PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane database search for studies reporting laser treatment of chronic PD. Also, our unpublished prospective single-center study was included in this review. Ten of 87 studies were eligible for the review, including 971 patients. The median age of the patients was 26 (range 13-68), and the median operative time was 26 (range 6-65) min. With a median follow-up of 12 (range 7-25) months, 917 (94.4%) patients achieved primary healing with a weighted mean recurrence rate of 3.8%. The weighted mean complication rate was 10% (95% CI 5.7-14.3%, I2 = 82.28, p < 0.001), and all were minor. The published literature demonstrates that laser treatment is a promising procedure in the management of chronic PD. Furthermore, the review showed that standardized operative techniques and perioperative steps were used. The results were limited to the mild chronic PD. Classification of PD severity and standardized outcome reporting is required to define indications and contraindications for laser PD treatment. Randomized controlled trials are needed to determine the long-term effectiveness and superiority of laser treatment over other methods.
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