Pilonidal disease

Karydakis GE. Easy and successful treatment of pilonidal sinus after explanation of its causative process. Aust N Z J Surg. 1992;62:385-389. Abstract

Al-Khamis A, McCallum I, King PM, et al. Healing by primary versus secondary intention after surgical treatment for pilonidal sinus. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010;(1):CD006213.Full text  Abstract

Johnson EK, Vogel JD, Cowan ML, et al. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons' Clinical practice guidelines for the management of pilonidal disease. Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 Feb;62(2):146-57.Full text  Abstract

Lee PJ, Raniga S, Biyani DK, et al. Sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease. Colorectal Dis. 2008;10:639-652. Abstract

1. Karydakis GE. Easy and successful treatment of pilonidal sinus after explanation of its causative process. Aust N Z J Surg. 1992;62:385-389. Abstract

2. Al-Khamis A, McCallum I, King PM, et al. Healing by primary versus secondary intention after surgical treatment for pilonidal sinus. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010;(1):CD006213.Full text  Abstract

3. Notaro JR. Management of recurrent pilonidal disease. Semin Colon Rectal Surg. 2003;14:173-185.

4. Sondenaa K, Andersen E, Nesvik I, et al. Patient characteristics and symptoms in chronic pilonidal sinus disease. Int J Colorectal Dis. 1995;10:39-42. Abstract

5. Akinci OF, Bozer M, Uzunkoy A, et al. Incidence and aetiological factors in pilonidal sinus among Turkish soldiers. Eur J Surg. 1999;165:339-342. Abstract

6. Johnson EK, Vogel JD, Cowan ML, et al. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons' Clinical practice guidelines for the management of pilonidal disease. Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 Feb;62(2):146-57.Full text  Abstract

7. Armstrong JH, Barcia PJ. Pilonidal sinus disease: the conservative approach. Arch Surg. 1994;129:914-917. Abstract

8. Conroy FJ, Kandamany N, Mahaffey PJ. Laser depilation and hygiene: preventing recurrent pilonidal sinus disease. J Plast Reconstr Anesthet Surg. 2008;61:1069-1072. Abstract

9. Badawy EA, Kanawati MN. Effect of hair removal by Nd:YAG laser on the recurrence of pilonidal sinus. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2009;23:883-886. Abstract

10. Petersen S, Wietelmann K, Evers T, et al. Long-term effects of postoperative razor epilation in pilonidal sinus disease. Dis Colon Rectum. 2009;52:131-134. Abstract

11. Thompson MR, Senapati A, Kitchen P. Simple day-case surgery for pilonidal sinus disease. Br J Surg. 2011;98:198-209. Abstract

12. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment. August 2020 [internet publication].Full text

13. de Jonge SW, Boldingh QJJ, Solomkin JS, et al. Effect of postoperative continuation of antibiotic prophylaxis on the incidence of surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 May 26 [Epub ahead of print]. Abstract

14. Lee PJ, Raniga S, Biyani DK, et al. Sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease. Colorectal Dis. 2008;10:639-652. Abstract

15. Lee SL, Tejirian T, Abbas MA. Current management of adolescent pilonidal disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2008;43:1124-1127. Abstract

16. Solla JA, Rothenberger DA. Chronic pilonidal disease: an assessment of 150 cases. Dis Colon Rectum. 1990;33:758-761. Abstract

17. Tejirian T, Lee JJ, Abbas MA. Is wide local excision for pilonidal disease still justified? Am Surg. 2007;73:1075-1078. Abstract

18. Lund J, Tou S, Doleman B, et al. Fibrin glue for pilonidal sinus disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Jan 13;1:CD011923. Abstract

19. Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. Patient care guidelines: treatment of perineal suppurative processes. J Gastrointest Surg. 2005 Mar;9(3):457-9Full text