Clinical Study

A Comparative Study between Karydakis Flap Reconstruction and Double Z-Plasty in Patients with Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Disease

Table 1

Complications in patients with pilonidal disease.

Procedure/complicationsKarydakis procedureDouble Z-plastySignificance

Seroma 3 (12%)14 (56%)10.784<0.01S
Hematoma 13 (52%)17.567<0.001HS
Necrosis 12 (48%)15.790<0.001HS
Infection 4 (16%)15 (60%)10.272<0.01S
Wound dehiscence 12 (48%)15.790<0.001HS
Loss of sensation 1 (4%)10 (40%)9.441<0.01S