Effectiveness of Methylene Blue Guidance in Total Excision of Pilonidal Sinus.

Bezmialem Vakif University30 enrolled

Overview

Methylene bleu use in pilonidal sinus surgery is not an effective guidance as expected.

To study the potential benefits of intraoperative methylene blue use in pilonidal sinus surgery in detecting the borders of the disease, the histopathologic correlation between the specimen dyed by methylene blue and also the cavity excision specimen not dyed by methylene blue was investigated. The branches that distinctly exceeded the planned dyed excision borders will tried to be detected histopathologically, if any.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pilonidal Sinus

Interventions

Pilonidal sinus excisionPROCEDURE

The dyed portion of the excised pilonidal sinus and non-dyed cavity excision specimen will be studied histopathologically to detect any remnant of pilonidal sinus.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Pilonidal sinus disease of the intergluteal region * Primary disease without history of drainage * Ages between 18 and 65, both gender Exclusion Criteria: * Recurrent pilonidal sinus disease * Acute infection with abscess formation and/or purulent copious drainage * Denial to sign informed consent

Locations (1)

Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Histopathologic detection of any evidence of pilonidal sinus disease in the cavity excision material not dyed by methylene blue

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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