Laser Coagulation of Pilonidal Sinus With/Without Intraoperative Ultrasound Control

Standard management protocol: the operation is performed under local infiltration anesthesia, with access from 1-2 points using a 4-6 mm skin trepan. Next, a button probe and a sharp Volkmann spoon are used for probing. Finally, the working part of the light guide is inserted, and ultrasound monitoring is performed to ensure proper orientation of the light guide throughout the epithelial coccygeal passage and secondary passages. After that, the cyst is treated with a laser having the following characteristics: wavelength 1940 nm; end-fire; power 9 W; in constant mode. Repeated mechanical and laser treatment is performed with the same laser radiation characteristics, without ultrasonic control. The calculation of the total energy (both effects) does not exceed 200 J per cm of the cyst length.

Standard management protocol: the operation is performed under local infiltration anesthesia, with access from 1-2 points using a 4-6 mm skin trepan. Next, a button probe and a sharp Volkmann spoon are used for probing, followed by intraoperative ultrasound monitoring to confirm the placement of the sharp Volkmann spoon into the cyst lumen and the absence of false passages. Finally, the working part of the light guide is inserted, and ultrasound monitoring is performed to ensure proper orientation of the light guide throughout the epithelial coccygeal passage and secondary passages. After that, the cyst is treated with a laser having the following characteristics: wavelength 1940 nm; end-fire; power 9 W; in constant mode. Repeated mechanical and laser treatment is performed with the same laser radiation characteristics, with ultrasonic control. The calculation of the total energy (both effects) does not exceed 200 J per cm of the cyst length.