Treatment of pilonidal sinus by phenol injection.
This report reviews the treatment of pilonidal sinus by phenol injection in 54 patients. Forty-four patients were treated initially by phenol injection and this was successful in 70%. The median number of injections per patient was one (range 1-5) with a median hospital stay per injection of two days (range 1-17 days). The median time to complete healing for patients treated by injection alone was two months (range 1-32 months). These results compare very favourably with more radical methods of treatment.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010636:Phenols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010864:Pilonidal Sinus / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014945:Wound Healing
D010636:Phenols