“Jeep Disease” and Optimal Treatment Strategy for Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus in a High Volume Tertiary Military Medical Center

ConclusionsThe SCM modified marsupialization technique presents advantages compared with other surgical methods of treatment of SPS, including the creation of a new natal cleft, with low rates of complications and recurrence, and it is associated with a short hospital stay and quick recovery. Finally, as the majority of the patients with SPS are adolescents and young military personnel, it is important to take into consideration the satisfactory cosmetic results in the intergluteal region with the marsupialization technique, compared with the other techniques, and especially the flap procedures.
Source: Hellenic Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research