Mehmet Akif ÜSTÜNER, Enver İLHAN, Özlem Yüksel ERGİN, Mehmet Tahsin TEKELİ, Uğur GÖKÇELLİ, Hilmi GÜNGÖR, Emine Deniz BAYRAM, Ozcan ALPDOGAN, Orhan ÜREYEN

Bacterial colonization in uninfected pilonidal cyst and its role in developing recurrence in postoperative period: Prospective study

Aim: To determine the bacterial prevalence and its susceptibility to antibiotics, and additionally, to investigate the relationshipbetween bacterial status and recurrence and complications with regard to whether bacteria reproduce in the cyst cavity in uninfectedpilonidal cyst.Material and Methods: The cases included in the study were those who applied to our clinic due to pilonidal sinus and surgicaloperation was decided. Before the operation, culture specimen was taken using a sterile swab stick from the cyst hole. The cyst wasexcised with a safety margin. The excised material was opened under the guidance of the cyst hole and the cavity was entered andsamples of cyst tissue and content were collected for culture-antibiogram.Results: Totally 46 cases were included in our study, Average age was 26 (18-47) years. Limberg flap was performed to 37 (78%)of the cases, and primary repair to 9 (22%) cases. Average follow-up period was 27.1 (sd±7.6) months. Normal bacterial skin florawas determined in 6 (13%) cases and significant bacterial reproduction in 4 (8.6%) cases (Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcusanginosus, MRSA, Streptococcus dysgalactiae ) in the cyst cavity culture. In tissue culture however, skin bacterial flora was observedin 9 (19.5%) cases, while bacterial growth only in 1 case. Recurrence was determined in 3 (3.6%) cases in total. Bacterial growth, andother factors were not associated with recurrence (p> 0.05)Conclusion: In this study, non-infected pilonidal sinus surgery does not require bacterial culture to prevent recurrence.

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