Purpose The present national guideline aims to provide recommendations for physicians
involved in the treatment of patients with pilonidal disease. It has been published previously …

Abstract Background The present German National Guideline is an updated version of
previous Guideline published in 2014. It aims to compare various treatment methods and to …

We systematically searched available databases. We reviewed 6,143 studies published
from 1833 to 2017. Reports in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish were …

the diagnosis of pilonidal disease is most often a clinical one, based on the patient's history
and physical findings in the gluteal cleft, especially in patients with chronic or recurrent …

Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) is increasing globally. A recent meta-analysis and merged-
data analysis showed that recurrence rates in PSD depend essentially on follow-up time and …

Objectives: To review published evidence of Limberg flap (LF) use in pilonidal sinus disease
(PSD). We also included our local experience of LF. Methods: Medline and Embase …

Background Although several surgical techniques for treatment of sacrococcygeal pilonidal
sinus (SPND) have been described, there is no consensus on the optimal surgical …

Background Cavity drainage has been used routinely in Limberg flap repair for pilonidal
disease but there have been few controlled studies on the rationale for routine usage of …

Das Ziel dieser Leitlinie ist eine optimale, evidenzbasierte Therapieempfehlung, die Vor-und
Nachteile verschiedener Behandlungsverfahren aufzeigt und bewertet. Sie entstand im …

Background The pilonidal sinus is an acquired disease of hair follicles. The aim of the
present guidelines is to compare various treatment methods and to assist physicians with …