Burden of pilonidal disease and improvement in quality of life after treatment in adolescents
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- Pilonidal disease significantly impairs adolescent quality of life, reducing daily activities by 66% and sports participation by 57% pre-treatment.
- Minimally invasive pilonidal treatment dramatically improves functional outcomes, with post-op activity limitations dropping to just 7%.
- School/work attendance improves from 45% impairment pre-surgery to only 2% post-surgery after minimally invasive pilonidal repair.
- Social functioning is least affected (23% pre-op impairment) but still improves to 4% after minimally invasive treatment.
- Study of 101 US adolescents demonstrates minimally invasive approaches should be considered first-line for pilonidal disease management.
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Do you know how much pilonidal disease affects the quality of life in our patients? Hi, I'm Cecilia Gijena from Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and I think this is an article that you should know about. This is a perspective observational study done in the US, and their aim was to assess the quality of life of patients with pilonidal disease before and after the minimally invasive treatment. And what did they find? They have 101 patients with pilonidal disease that underwent a minimally invasive treatment. Prior to the surgery, their daily activities, sports, attending school or work, and social skills were reduced by 66, 57, 45, and 23%. And after the repair, only in 7, 8, 2, and 4%. So, it seems that minimally invasive treatment for patients with pilonidal disease really improve quality of life. Let us know what you think, and stay tuned for more articles that you should know about.