title: [Pilonidal sinus].
abstract: Pilonidal sinus, acute or chronic suppuration of the sacrococcygeal region, is a common benign disease. Its treatment, usually surgical, remains controversial, between wide excision and limited excision and between primary closure and secondary closure. On the basis of our experience and a review of the literature, we propose limited excision with immediate closure for non-infected operations and exposure with immediate resection for pilonidal abscesses. Regardless of the technique used, the morbidity is high, associated with a recurrence rate of between 5 and 40%.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive, Hôpital Laennec, Paris.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frileux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D010864:Pilonidal Sinus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence
vernacular_title: Sinus pilonidal.