Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
A condition observed in the natal cleft atop the coccyx is referred to as the pilonidal sinus and is treated by excision. Two groups of twenty‐five patients each were created (Groups A and B). Patients in Group B had wide‐open excision surgery with secondary intention healing, whereas patients in Group A received reconstruction surgery using a Limberg flap. Patients were told about the nature of surgical operations and their informed permission was obtained. The extensive excision group's mean age was 29±7 years, whereas the Limberg flap group's mean age was 29±8 years. Due to participant randomization within each group, there was little variation in the means of the two groups. When the pain levels of the study participants were compared between the two groups using the visual analogue scale (VAS), it was found that Group A's mean VAS score was higher on postoperative Days 1, 3 and 7 than Group B's, indicating that the study participants who underwent Limberg flap reconstruction surgery experienced more pain. For primary pilonidal illness with low morbidity rates, we prefer the Limberg flap technique to primary closure.
How to cite this article:
S. Deepak, A. Kalaiventhan and S.K. Sreethar. A Comparative Study of Excision With Primary Closure Versus Limberg Flap in Pilonidal Sinus.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.1.399.403
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