Pilonidal disease of the umbilicus

Gupta, Sanjay; Sikora, Sadiq S.; Singh, Manoj Kumar; Sharma, Lalit Kumar

doi:10.1007/bf02471018

Cited by 16 publications

(9 citation statements)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Although the umbilicus was first recognized as a site of pilonidal disease nearly 150 years ago, the condition was not recorded until recent years. Current reports indicate that it is more common in the general population than was generally thought [4, 5].…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Umbilical Pilonidal Sinus Disease: Predisposing Factors and Treatment

et al. 2005

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Pilonidal sinus disease is a common problem of sacrococcygeal region. However, it is also observed in the periumbilical area. There are only a few reports about umbilical pilonidal sinus in the literature. In this study, 26 patients (24 men (92 %), 2 women (8 %) with a mean age of 22 years) with umbilical pilonidal sinus disease were included. Predisposing factors, patient characteristics, treatment modalities, and their results have been studied. Male sex, young age, hairiness, deep navel, and poor personal hygiene were found to be predisposing factors. Twenty-five patients were treated conservatively. However, two patients failed to respond to conservative treatment. Those patients underwent surgery where umbilectomy was carried out without reconstruction. One patient was also operated on for the preoperative misdiagnosis of irreducible umbilical hernia. Patients were followed for 14-96 months. We recommend conservative treatment in patients with umbilical pilonidal sinus. Surgery should be performed in recurrent cases resistant to conservative treatment. The importance of differential diagnosis of umbilical pilonidal sinus from other umbilical pathologies is also emphasized.

show abstract

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Umbilical Pilonidal Sinus Disease: Predisposing Factors and Treatment

et al. 2005

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…As an alternative to surgical management, some experts have recommended conservative treatment, such as removing the hair [5], but none of our patients had any improvement following nonoperative measures. Total omphalectomy is advocated as the definitive treatment by many authors [6, 7, 9, 12] to avoid recurrence. We performed sinus excision with cosmetic umbilical reconstruction in all 45 patients with umbilical pilonidal disease.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Various pathologies can produce an umbilical discharge [2,3]. Pilonidal sinus is a common condition in the sacrococcygeal region in adults, although it is also observed in the umbilicus [4][5][6][7][8] and is regarded as an etiology for umbilical discharge.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Evaluation of the Outcome of Complete Sinus Excision with Reconstruction of the Umbilicus in Patients with Umbilical Pilonidal Sinus

et al. 2008

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Umbilical pilonidal sinus is a cause of umbilical discharge. In this study, the outcome of complete excision of the umbilical sinus with umbilical reconstruction is considered. Adult patients with umbilical pilonidal sinus who had not undergone any previous surgeries were operated on using a technique that involves complete excision of the sinus after eversion of the umbilicus followed by reconstruction of the umbilicus. Patients were then followed; and wound complications, recurrence, and patient satisfaction were evaluated at postoperative visits. A total of 45 patients underwent the operation; 39 (86.5%) were male, and 6 (13.5%) were female. The mean age was 22.6 years (18-27 years). Six male patients had synchronous sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease. The mean follow-up period was 34 months (3-62 months). Only four patients had wound drainage after operation, and all required drainage of the wound. No recurrence was observed during the follow-up period, and all patients were satisfied with the appearance of their umbilicus. The technique of complete sinus excision and umbilical reconstruction is an effective and acceptable method for treating umbilical pilonidal sinus and may be recommended for primary treatment of this disease.

show abstract

“…Male sex, young age, hairiness, deep navel and poor personal hygiene were found to be predisposing factors 2 . The predisposing factors are briefly discussed, however, the exact etiology of this disease remains unknown 3 . Possible mechanisms of formation are described.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Rare Case of Umbilical Pilonidal Sinus Mimicking Umbilical Adenoma

Bhambri¹

2017

JMSCR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Pilonidal disease of the umbilicus

Cited by 16 publications

References 8 publications

Umbilical Pilonidal Sinus Disease: Predisposing Factors and Treatment

Umbilical Pilonidal Sinus Disease: Predisposing Factors and Treatment

Evaluation of the Outcome of Complete Sinus Excision with Reconstruction of the Umbilicus in Patients with Umbilical Pilonidal Sinus

A Rare Case of Umbilical Pilonidal Sinus Mimicking Umbilical Adenoma

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About