Video Assisted Ablation of Pilonidal Sinus
- Conditions
- Pilonidal Sinus
- Interventions
- Procedure: Video Assisted Ablation of Pilonidal Sinus
- Registration Number
- NCT01963273
- Lead Sponsor
- Federico II University
- Brief Summary
The investigators supposed that the complete video assisted ablation of pilonidal sinus (VAAPS) could be an effective minimally invasive treatment of pilonidal sinus. This new minimally invasive treatment allows the identification of the sinus cavity with its lateral tracks, the destruction and the removal of all infected tissue and the removing of any hair.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Diagnosis of chronic pilonidal sinus
Inability to consent to the study Recurrent pilonidal sinus after an outmidline technique
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description pilonidal sinuses Video Assisted Ablation of Pilonidal Sinus All consecutive patients with diagnosis of chronic sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus will be screened for the enrollment in our study.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Infection 1 month Wound infection was defined as redness and/or oedema of the skin and/or discharge
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Recurrence 1 year Recurrence can be divided into two groups: early and late. Early recurrence is usually due to failure to identify one or more sinuses. Late recurrence is usually due to secondary infection caused by residual hair or debris that was not removed at operation, inadequate wound care or insufficient attention to depilation
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Milone Francesco
🇮🇹Naples, Italiy, Italy