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To compare primary wound closure using a limberg flap with secondary (p.s.) wound healing following excision of a pilonidal sinus.
Patients who gave their informed consent who had excision of pilonidal sinus were randomly assigned to group A (primary wound closure with a Limberg flap) or to group B (open wound and p.s.wound healing).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| limberg flap | Active Comparator | primary wound closure using a limberg flap |
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| secondary wound healing | Active Comparator | secondary wound healing |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| secondary wound healing | Procedure | secondary wound healing |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Inability to work | change for capacity for work at one year post-OP | 1 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Pain perioperatively and after 3 weeks | 0 and 3 weeks | |
| Complication rate after 3 weeks | 3 weeks | |
| Patient satisfaction after 3 weeks & 1year |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Christoph A Maurer, Prof Dr med | Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Hospital of Liestal, Switzerland, affiliated with the University of Basel | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonsspital Liest | Liestal | Basel-Landschaft | 4410 | Switzerland | ||
| Gesundheitszentrum Fricktal |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010864 | Pilonidal Sinus |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003560 | Cysts |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
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| primary wound closure using a limberg flap |
| Procedure |
primary wound closure using a limberg flap |
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| 3 weeks and 1 year |
| Recurrence rate after 1 year | 1 year |
| Rheinfelden |
| Canton of Aargau |
| Switzerland |
| Spitalzentrum Oberwallis | Visp | Valais | 3930 | Switzerland |