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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2024

The application of ERAS in pilonidal sinus: comparison of postoperative recovery between primary suture and Limberg flap procedure in a multicenter prospective randomized trial.

Wei Lu, Shujuan Huang, Hui Ye, Shang Xiang, Xiangsheng Zeng

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Wei Lu *Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Taizhou Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taizhou, China.
Shujuan Huang *Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jingzhou Hospital Affiliated to Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China.
Hui YeDepartment of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Jingzhou Hospital Affiliated to Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China.
Shang XiangDepartment of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Jingzhou Hospital Affiliated to Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China.
Xiangsheng ZengDepartment of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Jingzhou Hospital Affiliated to Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China.

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Abstract

Purpose: We evaluated the clinical effect of utilizing a Limberg rhomboid flap graft in conjunction with Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols for the management of pilonidal sinus in the sacrococcygeal region to demonstrate the feasibility of applying ERAS to the treatment of pilonidal sinus. Methods: Between January 2010 and August 2018, prospective data analysis was undertaken on 109 patients who received surgical treatment for pilonidal sinus in the sacrococcygeal region at the Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Jingzhou Hospital affiliated to Yangtze University, and Taizhou Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. The patients were randomly separated into two groups based onoperation technique: the control group (pilonidal sinus resection with primary suture) and the observation group (pilonidal sinus resection with Limberg flap graft). Some patients in the above two groups received ERAS after surgery, which included early feeding and early ambulation, etc. Therefore, we further subdivided each group into group A (without ERAS) and group B (with ERAS) according to whether they received ERAS. Comparative analysis was conducted to assess differences in pertinent data before and after surgery across the respective groups. Results: The length of postoperative hospitalization was shorter and wound dehiscence was more common in control group B than in control group A [(9.00 ± 1.20) vs. (11.07 ± 1.78), 26.7% (8/30) vs. 7.1% (2/28), Conclusion: The combination of ERAS with pilonidal sinus resection using Limberg flap graft demonstrated a reduction in infection rates, wound dehiscence, subcutaneous hematoma occurrence, and recurrence rates, along with alleviation of postoperative pain and acceleration of healing time. Comparatively, this approach offers superior advantages over pilonidal sinus resection with primary suture in the management of sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus.

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enhanced recovery after surgeryLimberg flappilonidal sinusrhomboid flapsurgery

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