The Outcomes of Keystone Perforator Island Flap Versus Lay Open in Re-recurrent Pilonidal Sinus Disease

Zagazig University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pilonidal Sinus Treatment

Treatments: Procedure: lay open; Procedure: keystone flap

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06741449

#881\8-Dec-2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pilonidal disease is a common and annoying problem with a fair recurrence rate. Every time of recurrence more skin is needed to cover the defect and if left open healing is supposed to be prolonged.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• re-recurrent pilonidal disease

Exclusion criteria

• patients with proved anal or perineal malignancy or autoimmune disease
• patient with pilonidal disease for the first time or for the first time of recurrence

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

re- recurrent pilonidal sinus

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: keystone flap

re-recurrent pilonidal sinus

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: lay open