Abstract
Six female and 39 male outpatients, who suffered from acutely inflamed pilonidal sinus were treated by sclerotherapy between January 1985 and December 1988. Under local anaesthesia, 1–2 ml 80% phenol was injected into the sinus. The phenol, which was allowed to act for a minute, was washed out by irrigating the sinus with physiological common-salt solution. Of the questionnaire sent to all 45 patients, 37 proved suitable for evaluation. Complete healing occurred in 22 cases (59,8%). The healing time was 6.2 weeks on average. Besides a rather frequently observed transient reddening as a result of the local inflammation caused by the phenol, 5 patients developed an abcess which needed operative treatment. This study does not support the encouraging results of previous series.
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Six femmes et 39 hommes ont été traités entre janvier 1985 et décembre 1988 d'un sinus pilonidal non enflammé au moyen de sclérothérapie. En anesthésie locale, 1 à 2 ml d'une solution à 80% de phénol sont injectés dans le sinus. Le phénol est laissé en place durant 1 minute puis le sinus est irrigué avec une solution physiologique habituelle. Un questionnaire a été envoyé à 45 patients; 37 questionnaires sont utilisables pour l'évaluation. Une guérison compléte survient chez 22 patients (59,5%). Le temps de guérison moyen est de 6,2 semaines. En dehors d'une rougeur transitoire observée fréquemment en réponse á une inflammation causée par le phénol, 5 patients ont développé un abcès nécessitant un traitement chirurgical. Cette étude ne confirme donc pas les résultats encourageants d'autres séries.
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Schneider, I.H.F., Thaler, K. & Köckerling, F. Treatment of pilonidal sinuses by phenol injections. Int J Colorect Dis 9, 200–202 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00292250
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