Endoscopic Pilonidal Sinus Treatment With Additional Crystalized Phenol (EPSITCRYSP)

Ankara University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Pilonidal Sinus

Treatments: Procedure: EAPA

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02277340

KRKAP-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study presents 23 sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease cases treated with endoscopic cleaning and fulguration of pilonidal sinus inner surfaca followed by application of crystallized phenol into the sinus.

Full description

Endoscopic treatment and crytallized phenol application are two sovereign treatments described for pilonidal disease. The curative rate may be as low as 65 % and the recurrence rate is at least 10 % after crystallized phenol alone application for pilonidal disease. The experience with endoscopic treatment of pilonidal sinus is only limited but at least 4 % recurrence rate was reported.

In this study a preliminary group of 23 patients were treated with combination of these two modalities between February to May 2014 and at the end of 6-9 months follow up, there was no recurrence after excellent cosmetic results. Patients were all operated and mild sedation and local anesthesia. There was no serious complication but only some skin irritation was noticed secondary to phenol burn. Some patients felt mild pain and the pain was self limited in most cases where only a few needed oral pain killers. Some patients were observed to have mild drainage from the sinus but only two of them needed further application of phenol crystals.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with pilonidal disease with no acute abscess

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with aacute pilonidal disease abscess

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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23 participants in 1 patient group

EAPA for Pilonidal Disease

Experimental group

Description:

The abbrevition EAPA is used to describe the study. The cohort of pilonidal disease patients treated who do not have an acute abscess or other problems like hydradenitis suppurativa, has been treated by endoscopy assisted fulguration of the inner surface and additional crystallized phenol application for further clean up of the remaining tissue as well as preventing bacterial growth.

Treatment:

Procedure: EAPA