“Jeep Disease” and Optimal Treatment Strategy for Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus in a High Volume Tertiary Military Medical Center

Chatzoulis, George; Pharmakis, D.; Milias, Konstantinos; Ioannidis, Konstantinos; Tzikos, Georgios; Delligianidis, D.; Kellidou, Paraskevi; Passos, Ioannis; Christopoulos, C.; Mouchasiris, C.; Christodoulou, T.; Chatzoulis, Kostas; Karagiozopoulos, T.; Spyridopoulos, Panagiotis

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“…Historically, the Sinus Disease was considered as an acquired illness. Hair shaft penetration into the skin plays a major role in the Pathophysiology [29][30][31]. In our study, 29 out of 103 of patients who had the condition accepted standard surgical excision under our care.…”

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“…Hyperkeratosis plays a major role in the Pathophysiology by obstructing the hair follicle followed by subsequent dilation and rupture of the follicle leading to secondary infection, fistulae and abscess formation [30]. On the contrary of that, some studies hypothesized that fistulae occur only when free hair perforates into an intact skin, and usually are broken hair which has been detached from their follicles in the head, neck or other places from the body [31]. In this study, 39.8% of patients with Pilonidal Sinus had excessive body hair distribution.…”

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The Incidence, Gender Predilection and Etiology of Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus

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Pilonidal Sinus (PNS) is widely distributed in both the emergency department and General Surgery outpatient clinic. Most authors consider the disease as an acquired disease, occurs due to the insertion of broken hairs into the skin with the subsequent tissue inflammation and fibrosis. The incidence of PNS is particularly high in younger males, especially from the Mediterranean region. The aim of the current study was to determine the incidence of the PNS Disease in the city of Sulaimaniyah and the reasons behind the development of the disease. A prospective cohort study was performed in the period between January 2018 and January 2019(1 year

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