The effect of hair removal after surgery for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease
| Autor: | A. A. Pronk, N. Smakman, Edgar J B Furnée, L. Eppink |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty SATISFACTION medicine.medical_treatment Cochrane Library EFFECTIVE THERAPY GUIDELINES law.invention EXPLANATION Razor shaving 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult Sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease 0302 clinical medicine Pilonidal Sinus Randomized controlled trial law Hair removal Recurrence Laser treatment Secondary Prevention Medicine Humans Cream depilation QUALITY Postoperative Period Prospective cohort study Laser hair removal business.industry Sacrococcygeal Region Gastroenterology Retrospective cohort study DEPILATION Colorectal surgery Surgery Body hair Treatment Outcome 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Female LASER EPILATION business Abdominal surgery |
| Zdroj: | Techniques in Coloproctology. 22(1):7-14 |
| ISSN: | 1123-6337 |
| Popis: | Background It has been suggested that removal of body hair in the sacrococcygeal area prevents recurrence after surgery for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease (SPSD). The aim of this study was to review the literature regarding the effect of hair depilation on the recurrence rate in patients surgically treated for SPSD. Methods A systematic search was performed in PubMed, EMBASE, and The Cochrane Library by using synonyms for SPSD. Title, abstract, and full text were screened by two independent reviewers. Data were systematically collected from all included studies by using a standardized data extraction form. Results The search and selection yielded 14 studies, involving 963 patients. The study design of the included studies was: retrospective cohort (n = 7), prospective cohort (n = 3), randomized controlled trial (n = 2), and case-control (n = 2). The mean length of follow-up was 37.0 (standard error of the mean: 35.0) months. The recurrence rate was 9.3% (34 out of 366 patients) in patients who had laser hair removal, 23.4% (36 out of 154 patients) in those who had razor shaving/cream depilation, and 19.7% (85 out of 431 patients) in those who had no hair removal after surgery for SPSD. Conclusions This systematic review showed a lower recurrence rate after laser hair removal compared to no hair removal and razor/cream depilation. Due to the small sample size and limited methodological quality of the included studies, a highquality randomized controlled trial is required. |
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