Karydakis Procedure Versus Excision With Healing by Secondary Intention (EHSI) in Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Pilonidal Cyst; Pilonidal Sinus

Treatments: Procedure: karydakis flap; Procedure: laying open

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00716937

86-04-30-6148 (Other Identifier)

6148

Details and patient eligibility

About

Recurrence, Complications, Work-off date, Healing time and Patients Willingness in Karydakis Technique for Treatment of Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus versus Healing by Secondary Intention (EHSI) Technique in Imam Khomeini Hospital from 2008 to 2011

Enrollment: 321 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

all types of pilonidal sinus or cyst

Exclusion criteria

no exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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321 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Excision of the cyst and Karydakis flap

Treatment:

Procedure: karydakis flap

2

Experimental group

Description:

Excision of the cyst and laying open

Treatment:

Procedure: laying open

Procedure: karydakis flap