Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: A total of 1,960 patients with pilonidal sinus treated surgically from 1980 to 1996 in three hospitals of the Deutsche Bundeswehr were eligible for the study. Regular hair removal with a razor was recommended for all patients after surgery. A randomly selected sample of 504 patients was contacted for a follow-up telephone interview. RESULTS: The mean follow-up time was 11.3 (standard deviation, 6.4) years. Overall, pilonidal sinus disease recurred in 111 (22 percent) of the 504 patients. A total of 113 patients followed the recommendation to perform epilation (mean duration, 7.5 months), and 391 patients did not. Recurrence was observed in 30.1 percent (34/113) of patients who performed postoperative epilation and in 19.7 percent (77/391) of patients who did not perform postoperative epilation (P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Sven Petersen, Kai Wietelmann, Theo Evers, Norbert Hüser, Edouard Matevossian, Dietrich Doll |
Journal | Diseases of the colon and rectum
(Dis Colon Rectum)
Vol. 52
Issue 1
Pg. 131-4
(Jan 2009)
ISSN: 1530-0358 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19273968
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Hair Removal
(methods)
- Humans
- Male
- Pilonidal Sinus
(surgery)
- Postoperative Care
- Secondary Prevention
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