Clinical trial comparing excision and primary closure with modified Limberg flap in the treatment of uncomplicated sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease

Autor:	Kaled Said, Walid Galal Elshazly
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Pilonidal disease medicine.medical_specialty Wide excision business.industry Postoperative pain Group ii Simple closure General Medicine Surgery Clinical trial Anesthesia medicine In patient Rhomboid flap Limberg flap business Hospital stay
Zdroj:	Alexandria Journal of Medicine; Vol 48, No 1 (2012)
ISSN:	2090-5076 2090-5068 2090-2948 1110-0834
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajme.2011.10.002
Popis:	The aim of this study was to compare modified Limberg flap procedure with excision and primary closure in the treatment of uncomplicated pilonidal disease.Methods: This study was conducted on 120 patients with uncomplicated sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease that were randomly allocated into two groups: group I underwent excision and primary closure; group II underwent modified Limberg flap procedure. The duration of operation, postoperative pain, length of hospital stay, duration of incapacity for work, postoperative complications and postoperative recurrence were recorded.Results: Duration of operation was longer in group II than in group 1 (P < 0.001). However, postoperative pain was less (P< 0.001), duration of hospital stay shorter (P < 0.001), time to resumption of work shorter (P
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