Abdelnour A, Aftimos G, Elmasri H
Surgical Department, St. George Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.
J Med Liban. 1994;42(3):123-5.
A retrospective study of 27 cases of umbilical pilonidal sinus (UPNS) was conducted at the Central Military Hospital of Beirut between 1987 and 1991. In this study a simple conservative surgical technique is described by removing the dead hair and the cotton like dirt as an outpatient procedure without need for anaesthesia or hospitalization. There were 26 male and one female, a mean age of 26 years, patients were followed for a period of 2 years (1987-1991). The cure rate was 98% with only four cases which needed more than one session of treatment.
1987年至1991年期间，在贝鲁特中央军事医院对27例脐部藏毛窦（UPNS）进行了回顾性研究。在本研究中，描述了一种简单的保守手术技术，即作为门诊手术去除死发和棉絮状污垢，无需麻醉或住院。患者中有26名男性和1名女性，平均年龄26岁，随访时间为2年（1987 - 1991年）。治愈率为98%，只有4例患者需要不止一次治疗。
