Press-Fit® (Natural Collagen Plug) Application in Perianal Sinus Treatmen

Objective: Although the pilonidal sinus is most commonly seen in the sacrococcygeal region, it may emerge in any region of the body, where the hairs may penetrate. The pilonidal sinus that develops in the perianal area is called 'endoanal' or 'perianal pilonidal sinus' and it is in the close neighborhood with the anal verge.  In this study, our objective was to present the patients with "perianal pilonidal sinus", whom we treated with the "Natural Collagen Plug", which is mainly used for the perianal fistulae.Materials and methods: The data of four patients, who applied to our clinic due to the perianal pilonidal sinus between June and December 2015 and treated with “natural collagen plug” after curettage, were included in the study.  The characteristics of patients such as age, gender, treatment duration, complications and recurrence rates were investigated. Findings: The mean age of the patients was 25.75 ± 3.5 years and all patients were males. The treatment was administered twice to one patient and just once to the remaining 3 patients. Only one patient developed abscess as a complication. Average recovery time was 27.5 ± 3.3 days. During the follow-up (average: 5.75 ± 1.7 months) period, the disease recurred in one patient and one patient did not recover. The success rate of the procedure was 50% even though the number of patients was very limited. Conclusion: Although the perianal pilonidal sinus disease is a rare condition, it is difficult to treat due to the close neighborhood to the anal verge. Even the duration of healing is long and the success rate is relatively low in these patients, “natural collagen plug” application after a thorough local removal of the hairs and debridement can be taken into consideration. This method can be used safely around the anal region.