25 February 2025 : Clinical Research
Comparative Outcomes of Surgical Techniques for Pilonidal Sinus: A Turkish Retrospective Study
Afig Gojayev
ABEF 1, Murathan Erkent ACDEFG 1*, Huseyin Onur Aydin BD 1, Cem Aydoğan CDEG 1, Tevfik Avci EFG 2, İsmail Tırnova BD 3, Paşa Doğan BG 4, Ramazan Gündoğdu BG 2, Sedat Yıldırım ACDG 1
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.947466
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e947466
Table 2 Surgical findings.
| Total | PMC | LF | KF | LP | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drain | 148 (%35.1) | 44 (%19.3) | 76 (%92.7) | 28 (%52.8) | – | ||
| Operation time (min) | 70 (25–120) | 65 (50–90) | 90 (65–120) | 75 (60–90) | 35 (25–45) | ||
| Postop. complication | Seroma | 31 (7.3%) | 25 (11%) | 3 (3.7%) | 2 (3.8%) | 2 (3.4%) | |
| Wound infection | 20 (4.7%) | 14 (6.1%) | 2 (2.4%) | 2 (3.8%) | 2 (3.4%) | 0.279 | |
| Wound dehiscence | 28 (6.6%) | 25 (11%) | 2 (2.4%) | 1 (1.9%) | – | ||
| Necrosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Hematoma | 2 (0.5%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (1.2%) | - | – | 0.720 | |
| Hospital stay (h) | 24 (4–72) | 24 (20–48) | 48 (24–72) | 24 (18–32) | 8 (4–10) | ||
| Postoperative recurrence | 43 (10.2%) | 33 (14.5%) | 4 (4.9%) | 2 (3.8%) | 4 (6.8%) | ||
| Recurrence time (months) | 23 (2–120) | 25 (6–120) | 23 (11–72) | 16 (16–16) | 7 (2–8) | ||
| PMC – primary midline closure; LF – Limberg flap; KF – Karydakis flap; LP – laser pilonidotomy. | |||||||