ArticleSurgery open science2025
Pediatric pilonidal sinus disease: Recurrence rates of different age groups compared to adults.
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- Laser-assisted endoscopic treatment of pilonidal sinus disease in children: a first pediatric series.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Article
- Shrinking follow-up duration in pilonidal sinus surgery, 1970-2020: a patient-weighted longitudinal analysis of 2,285 studies.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Review
- Replicating the post-chemotherapy tumor microenvironmentRSC advances · 2026Article
- Pilonidal Sinus: Open Surgery or PEPSiT? Our Preliminary Experience in Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Practice patterns of paediatric surgeons on treating pilonidal sinus disease - a national survey study.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Article
- Impact of surgical case load on recurrence rates in pilonidal sinus disease: a cross-study data synthesis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Pilonidal sinus disease uncommon in pre-pubertal children. The preferred treatment for pediatric pilonidal sinus patients remains unclear. A growing body of evidence indicates that pediatric pilonidal sinus disease recurs earlier than in adults. We therefore aimed to investigate recurrence rates and the recurrence rates of different surgical approaches. Methods: Some 1217 studies on pilonidal sinus disease, encompassing 134,663 patients were eligible. From them, 5807 pediatric patients were identified. Recurrence rates were compared between adults and children. Results: Pediatric pilonidal sinus patients have a higher 5-year recurrence rate compared to adults (46 % vs. 11.5 %; Conclusions: Pediatric pilonidal sinus disease seems to follow a different course in terms of recurrence rate compared to adults with a substantially increased probability of developing recurrent pilonidal sinus disease within the first five years after surgery. Due to the limited evidence base, especially in terms of the surgical approach, additional data is required to gain a more detailed insight into the matter and to improve surgical care for children and adolescents.
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