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SynthesisMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2026

The Use of Methylene Blue in Pilonidal Sinus Surgery Reduces the Risk of Recurrence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Matthias Maak, Christina Oetzmann von Sochaczewski, Theo Hackmann, Marcel Bonni, Myriam Braun-Münker, Dietrich Doll

Abstract readSystematic ReviewMeta-Analysis
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Synthesis in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Matthias MaakDepartment of Surgery, Kreiskrankenhaus St. Anna, 91315 Höchstadt an der Aisch, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8506-4841
Christina Oetzmann von SochaczewskiPilonidal Research Group, Vechtaer Research Institute VIFF, Marienstr. 6-8, 49377 Vechta, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3469-777X
Theo HackmannPilonidal Research Group, Vechtaer Research Institute VIFF, Marienstr. 6-8, 49377 Vechta, Germany.
Marcel BonniPilonidal Research Group, Vechtaer Research Institute VIFF, Marienstr. 6-8, 49377 Vechta, Germany.
Myriam Braun-MünkerPilonidal Research Group, Vechtaer Research Institute VIFF, Marienstr. 6-8, 49377 Vechta, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6106-1059
Dietrich DollPilonidal Research Group, Vechtaer Research Institute VIFF, Marienstr. 6-8, 49377 Vechta, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9832-4545

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Methylene BluePilonidal SinusHumansRecurrenceMethylene Bluelong-term recurrence ratemethylene bluepilonidal sinuspilonidal sinus diseasePSDrecurrencesurgerytherapy

Identifiers

PMID41752637
PMCPMC12941716

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