Authors
Julia Grabowski, Tolulope A Oyetunji, Adam B Goldin, Robert Baird, Ankush Gosain, Dave R Lal, Akemi Kawaguchi, Cynthia Downard, Juan E Sola, L Grier Arthur, Julia Shelton, Karen A Diefenbach, Lorraine I Kelley-Quon, Regan F Williams, Robert L Ricca, Roshni Dasgupta, Shawn D St Peter, Stig Sømme, Yigit S Guner, Tim Jancelewicz
Publication date
2019/11/1
Source
Journal of pediatric surgery
Volume
54
Issue
11
Pages
2210-2221
Publisher
WB Saunders
Description
Objective
The goal of this systematic review by the American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee was to derive recommendations from the medical literature regarding the management of pilonidal disease.
Methods
The PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus databases from 1965 through June 2017 were queried for any papers addressing operative or non-operative management of pilonidal disease. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed. Consensus recommendations were derived for three questions based on the best available evidence, and a clinical practice guideline was constructed.
Results
A total of 193 articles were fully analyzed. Some non-operative and minimally invasive techniques have outcomes at least equivalent to operative management. Minimal surgical …
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