Pilonidal Sinus: Open Surgery or PEPSiT? Our Preliminary Experience in Adolescents
PEPSiT is a feasible minimally invasive option for pediatric pilonidal sinus disease, associated with shorter hospital stay, faster wound healing, and fewer postoperative complications compared with open surgery, with comparable operative time. These results should nevertheless be interpreted with caution and warrant confirmation in prospective controlled studies.
Authors
- N. Romeo
- Salvatore Arena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0276-9211)
- Santi D’Antoni
- Fabiola Cassaro
- Pietro Impellizzeri
Institutions
- University of Messina (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2026-03-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children13030433
- Primary Topic
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00