TREATMENT OF PILONIDAL DISEASE IN SHORT-STAY SURGERY: PERSONAL METHOD

HYPOTHESIS: We state that our personal method constitued by excision and primary closure in the treatment of pilonidal sinus, is able to obtain a low rate of recurrence and a fast return to work. PATIENTS andMETHODS: Our report has been conducted on 315 patients. Excision and primary closure in the treatment of pilonidal sinus by local-regional anesthesia. The patients have been discharged on second day.RESULTS: We have not had intraoperative complication; about morbilita there have been 4% of seromas treated conservatively.CONCLUSIONS: With this personal method we have obtained very good results, in short and long time, with less of recurrences and fast return to work.