title: A scoring system as a method to evaluate pilonidal sinus disease to make an easy decision for its management.
abstract: This study was planned to evaluate prospectively the results of 150 patients with pilonidal sinus treated surgically after planning a score system. The aim was to choose the proper technique for the proper pilonidal sinus disease. From November 2002 to December 2006, 150 patients [130 male, 20 female; average age = 22.65 +/- 4.2 (range, 15-46) years] with primary or recurrent pilonidal sinus diseases, operated under spinal anaesthesia or general anaesthesia. All patients were classified into three groups A, B and C. According to the clinical presentations we had three groups of patients: Group A with a score number n = 8 to 10, Group B with a score number n = 11 to 13, and Group C had the number n = 14 to 16. The study helped us in our surgical decision making, particularly in choosing the type of surgery for a given patient by our new scoring system, with promising results and low failure rate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mohamed Ms
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Awad
authors.forename: Amr Abd
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Elbaset
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ebraheem
authors.forename: Esmael
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tantawy
authors.forename: M Abd
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Elhafez
authors.forename: Atia M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Elsayed