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The management of pilonidal cyst disease in a large military hospital is described. Of special interest to the military practice is the “buddy” system, in which patients help one another to keep their wounds clean and dry. The specific objectives of our technic are: 1) obtaining excellent hemostasis by the use of zinc peroxide paste; 2) avoiding recurrences by an open-wound method of treatment; 3) preservation of a pad of subcutaneous tissue over the postsacral fascia, thus reducing long-term morbidity by insuring a mobile scar; 4) decreasing the duration of hospitalization, achieved by frequently drying the wounds with warm air.
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Burt, C. A. V., and E. J. Pulaski: Zinc peroxide dressing for postoperative anorectal wounds. Surg. Gynec. Obstet.75: 765, 1942.
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Read at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, Hollywood, Florida, April 12 to 16, 1970.
The opinions or assertions contained herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Navy Department.
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Sebrechts, P.H., Anderson, J.P. Common sense in the treatment of pilonidal disease. Dis Colon Rectum 14, 57–61 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02553176
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02553176