title: The use of fibrin glue without surgery in the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease.
abstract: Pilonidal sinus disease is a common disabling condition affecting the natal clefts of the buttocks. We analyze the role of fibrin glue in the treatment of selected patients with pilonidal sinus disease. Forty patients diagnosed with pilonidal sinus disease at Vakif Gureba Training and Research Hospital were treated between December 2007 and December 2011. Recurrence was noted in four patients (10%). Ninety percent of patients had no recurrence one year later (95% confidence interval: 0.85-0.95). This procedure is suggested as a first line of treatment for patients with no prior history of infection and who have only one sinus orifice.
authors: Department of General Surgery, Erzincan University Erzincan, Turkey.
authors: Arda
authors: A
authors: Isik
authors: Department of General Surgery, Akdeniz University Antalya, Turkey.
authors: Ramazan
authors: R
authors: Eryılmaz
authors: Department of General Surgery, Gaziosmanpasa University Tokat, Turkey.
authors: Ismail
authors: I
authors: Okan
authors: Department of General Surgery, Anadolu Hospital Antalya, Turkey.
authors: Fatih
authors: F
authors: Dasiran
authors: Department of General Surgery, Erzincan University Erzincan, Turkey.
authors: Deniz
authors: D
authors: Firat
authors: Department of General Surgery, Yunak State Hospital Konya, Turkey.
authors: Oguz
authors: O
authors: Idiz
authors: Department of General Surgery, Gaziosmanpasa University Tokat, Turkey.
authors: Mustafa
authors: M
authors: Sahin
keywords: Fibrin glue; pilonidal sinus