Introduction: Pilonidal sinus disease (PNS) is a common perianal disorder. Although it has been described for a long time, none of the current management modalities seem to represent the ideal treatment.
Methods: In this prospective, case series study, we describe the effectiveness of a mixture (composed of a sclerosing agent with a herbal product (Lawsonia Inermis powder)). The preparation was applied in outpatient clinic without anaesthesia with mean duration of follow up of about 2 years.
Results: The study included 203 patients. One hundred fifty seven of them (77.34%) were male, 146 (22.66%) cases were female. Seventy percent received a single session of mixture application, 20% received two sessions and 10% three sessions. One hundred seventy eight patients (87.69%) were cured of PNS. The mean duration from the intervention to cure was 5 weeks. The only reported side effect was pain which was …
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