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Delayed wound healing in sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus coincides with an altered collagen composition.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Although patients with pilonidal sinus are young and, thus, are expected to heal well, a delayed healing with high risk of recurrence frequently is observed. This study was initiated to test whether disorders in the extracellular matrix (ECM) may be detected in patients with pilonidal sinus and delayed wound healing or recurrent disease, respectively.
METHODS:
In 48 patients, tissue specimens were obtained at the index operation. All patients were treated by local excision and primary wound closure. The collagen type I/III ratio, the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1, -9, and -13, as well as the proliferation index (Ki67) and the macrophage infiltrate (CD68) were measured. Patients with an uneventful wound healing by primary intention were compared with those in which the healing by primary intention fails (secondary healing), and patients suffering first onset of pilonidal sinus or to those patients who had undergone previous surgery for pilonidal sinus. Clinical parameters and comorbidity were evaluated.
RESULTS:
Patients with secondary healing, exhibited at the index operation a significantly lower collagen type I/III ratio (2.34+/-0.4) compared with patients with problem-free wound healing (3.04+/-0.7). Furthermore, significantly higher expression of MMP-1, -9, and 13, and a significantly higher proliferation index (Ki67) were found in the specimens of the patients with secondary healing. In patients in whom the operation was performed because of a recurrence expression of both Ki67 and CD68 were significantly higher. Smokers had an increased risk for suffering recurrent disease, but did not show differences in the collagen ratio.
CONCLUSIONS:
As a novel finding, this study indicates that disturbances of the ECM may predict a delayed wound healing after pilonidal sinus surgery.
AuthorsMarcel Binnebösel, Karsten Junge, Robert Schwab, Albert Antony, Volker Schumpelick, Uwe Klinge
JournalWorld journal of surgery (World J Surg) Vol. 33 Issue 1 Pg. 130-6; discussion 137 (Jan 2009) ISSN: 0364-2313 [Print] United States
PMID18839241 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Antigens, CD
  • Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic
  • CD68 antigen, human
  • Collagen Type I
  • Collagen Type III
  • Ki-67 Antigen
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 13
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 1
Topics
  • Antigens, CD (metabolism)
  • Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic (metabolism)
  • Collagen Type I (metabolism)
  • Collagen Type III (metabolism)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ki-67 Antigen (metabolism)
  • Male
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 (metabolism)
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 13 (metabolism)
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 (metabolism)
  • Pilonidal Sinus (metabolism, physiopathology, surgery)
  • Recurrence
  • Sacrococcygeal Region
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wound Healing
  • Young Adult

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