Rhomboid flap procedure for pilonidal sinus: results from 67 cases.
Sixty-seven patients with chronic pilonidal sinuses were treated by excision and rhomboid flap transposition (RFT). Primary healing was obtained in all patients except two who developed a seroma and one who had a partial dehiscence of the surgical wound due to a hematoma, which necessitated drainage through the margin of the flap. The average stay was 5.3 days (range 1-16). All patients returned to normal activities within 2 weeks of surgery. No late recurrence occurred after a mean follow-up of 74.4 months (range 8-137).
Cattedra di Clinica Chirurgica, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Ospedale Sant'Eugenio, Italy.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010864:Pilonidal Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome