NCT01792557

Crystallized Phenol Versus Transposition Flaps for Treatment of Pilonidal Disease: A Prospective Study

Crystallized Phenol Application Versus Transposition Flaps for Treatment of Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Disease: A Prospective Randomized Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: S.B. Konya Education and Research Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Although surgical techniques such as limberg flap. modified limberg flap and karydakis are currently most popular treatment methods for pilonidal disease, crystallized phenol application is also successfully used for pilonidal sinus treatment by different centers. We believe crystallized phenol application could become a good alternative to popular surgical interventions using transposition flaps.

Detailed description

Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) is usually located at sacrococcygeal region of the body and mostly effect young males causing loss of labor and school time. Its incidence is reported 26 per 100000 in a Norwegian study. Although there are many treatment modalities either surgical or conservative, ideal treatment is still a matter of debate. Surgical techniques such as limberg flap, modified limberg flap and karydakis are most popular treatment methods for pilonidal disease crystallized phenol application is also successfully used for pilonidal sinus treatment by different centers. We would like to compare flap techniques and crystallized phenol application for complications, recurrence, patient comfort, duration of recovery and return to work. We believe crystallized phenol application could become a good alternative to popular surgical interventions using transposition flaps.

Conditions

• Pilonidal Sinus

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Crystallized phenol	Crystallized phenol application for pilonidal disease treatment. After sacrococcygeal region of the patient is cleaned from hairs, hairs inside the sinus are removed than crystallized phenol is applied in to the cleaned sinus. Following 2 minutes of phenol exposure, crystallized phenol is removed from the sinus. Crystallized phenol application will be repeated weekly for 4 weeks.
PROCEDURE	Limberg Flap	Limberg Flap surgery for pilonidal disease treatment
PROCEDURE	Modified Limberg Flap	Limberg flap surgery rhomboid incision is made asymmetrically 2-3 cm lateral to the midline on the side opposite to the donor area.
PROCEDURE	Karydakis Flap	Karydakis Flap surgery for pilonidal disease treatment

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-03-01
• Primary completion: 2017-03-01
• Completion: 2018-03-01
• First posted: 2013-02-15
• Last updated: 2014-03-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)