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Long-term follow-up of pilonidal sinus disease treated by radial laser surgery.
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- Sinus Laser-Assisted Closure Under Tumescent Local Anesthesia for Pilonidal Disease: A Pilot Study.Cureus · 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
- 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
- Minimal Invasive Surgical Treatment in Primary Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus Disease: Phenolization of the Sinus Tract Versus Sinus Laser Assisted Closure; Long-Term Follow-Up of a Comparative Cohort Study.World journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Evaluation of laser ablation for recurrent pilonidal sinus disease: treatment success, recurrence rates, and patient outcomes.Lasers in medical science · 2025Article
- Laser versus rhomboid flap for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus: multi-centre comparative study.Lasers in medical science · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeLaser ablation is one of the newest and most advanced minimally invasive techniques in treating pilonidal sinus disease (PSD). Most studies on the subject have small sample sizes and relatively short follow-up times, making evaluation of long-term healing rates and recurrences difficult. Furthermore, long-term results for laser surgery of PSD are still lacking. The aim of this study was to retrospectively report long-term follow-up results for PSD treatment by radial laser surgery.
methodsWe retrospectively studied the medical records of 83 patients who underwent the radial laser procedure for PSD between January 2017 and September 2019. Our follow-up time was a median of 5.2 years, range 1.5 to 7.4 years.
resultsTwelve patients had a PSD recurrence after their laser procedure, which gives a recurrence rate of 14.5% (95% CI 8.2%-23.2%). These recurrences appeared at a median 12.2 months after the laser procedure, range 4.2 to 51 months. A total of 23 patients (27.7%; 95% CI 19.0-38.0) underwent a reoperation, 11 patients due to postoperative infection or prolonged recovery and 12 patients due to PSD recurrence. Recurrent PSD and spillage of pus during operation were statistically significantly associated with the need for a second operation.
conclusionRadial laser surgery provides a minimally invasive treatment option with an acceptable recurrence rate in long-term follow-up.
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