Definitive management of acute pilonidal abscess by loop diathermy excision

A simple technique of definitive management of acute pilonidal abscess is described. The procedure consists of incision with drainage of pus followed by controlled excision of diseased tissue and lateral sinuses, using a loop diathermy. It allows one-stage definitive management of both acute pilonid...

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Published inDiseases of the colon & rectum Vol. 33; no. 5; p. 441
Main Authors Shpitz, B, Kaufman, Z, Kantarovsky, A, Reina, A, Dinbar, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.1990
Subjects
Acute Disease
Electrocoagulation - methods
Humans
Pilonidal Sinus - surgery
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Summary:A simple technique of definitive management of acute pilonidal abscess is described. The procedure consists of incision with drainage of pus followed by controlled excision of diseased tissue and lateral sinuses, using a loop diathermy. It allows one-stage definitive management of both acute pilonidal abscess and chronic pilonidal sinuses.
ISSN:0012-3706
DOI:10.1007/BF02156276