Obeid's technique for treatment of pilonidal sinus

Treatment of chronic pilonidal sinus with local anaesthesia: a randomized trial of closed compared with open technique

“…On the contrary the differences between the two groups for all other evaluated parameters lack statistical significance and this underlines the fact that one technique can not replace the other. This observation is supported by the current reports in the literature, of several techniques for treating chronic pilonidal sinus; the ideal treatment has yet to be found [10–18].…”

“…The main controversy in the treatment of chronic pilonidal sinus is over the treatment options after excision: several surgical techniques have been proposed [10–18] which differ in terms of the length of the in‐hospital stay which can vary from several hours to 30 days.…”

Primary Closure Techniques in Chronic Pilonidal Sinus

“…Although four publications provided sufficient data, they were not evaluated, because the described surgical technique could not be meaningfully combined with that in other publications. 11,[16][17][18] Additionally, three articles were excluded since the data were published twice. 5,19,20 Including the publications found as references in the articles of the initial search a total of 74 publications summarizing 10,090 patients were included into the study.…”