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 …

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Background In 2014, we started to treat pilonidal sinus disease in our institution with sinus
laser-assisted closure (SiLaC) procedure. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the …

Importance The management of pilonidal disease continues to be a challenge due to high
rates of recurrence and treatment-associated morbidity. Observations There is a …

Background Gender‐specific risk factors have been suggested to promote a fourfold higher
incidence of pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) in male as compared to female patients …

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 …

Background Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) is traditionally associated with young male
patients. While PSD is rare in Asia and Africa, lifestyles are changing considerably …

Background It has been suggested that removal of body hair in the sacrococcygeal area
prevents recurrence after surgery for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease (SPSD). The …

Our understanding of pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) is based on a paper published 29 years
ago by Karydakis. Since then, surgeons have been taught that hair more easily penetrates …

Aim Pilonidal sinus is a common surgical condition which impacts a young and
economically active population. There are limited data to guide treatment in this condition …