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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Surg.
Sec. Colorectal and Proctological Surgery
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1494382

Evaluating Efficacy and Outcomes: Comparison of Laser Treatment and Crystallized Phenol

Provisionally accepted
Ahmet Cihangir Emral Ahmet Cihangir Emral *Merter Gülen Merter Gülen Bahadır Ege Bahadır Ege *
  • Atılım University, Ankara, Türkiye

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    Objective: The aim of this study is to comprehensively evaluate the efficacy of laser ablation and crystallized phenol application in the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease, focusing on treatment success, recurrence rates, complications, and the patients' return to normal life. Material and method: Data from patients treated for pilonidal sinus disease with laser ablation and crystallized phenol application at our clinic between January 2020 and September 2023 were retrospectively reviewed. Preoperative data including pit counts, disease stage, preoperative pilonidal abscess history, disease duration (week), treatment success, recurrence/persistent disease, postoperative complications, healing time (days), and visual analogue scale (VAS) scores on postoperative days 1 and 7, as well as return to normal life (days), were analyzed. Results: A total of 121 patients were included in the study, with 51 receiving laser ablation and 70 receiving crystallized phenol application. The postoperative outcomes revealed that the wound healing period and postoperative VAS values were statistically significantly better in the laser ablation group. Conclusion: Wound healing was faster and postoperative pain was less in the laser group compared to the phenol group. According to this study, both methods can successfully treat the disease in selected cases.

    Keywords: Laser treatment, Pilonidal sinus disease, Phenol, minimally invasive surgery, postoperative outcome

    Received: 10 Sep 2024; Accepted: 16 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Emral, Gülen and Ege. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Ahmet Cihangir Emral, Atılım University, Ankara, Türkiye
    Bahadır Ege, Atılım University, Ankara, Türkiye

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