Tratamiento de la enfermedad pilonidal crónica. Comparación de 3 técnicas quirúrgicas / Treatment of chronic pilonidal disease. Comparison of 3 surgical techniques

Introducción: actualmente no existe una técnica “gold standard” para el tratamiento definitivo de la enfermedad pilonidal crónica. Las técnicas empleadas en nuestro servicio son la técnica de Karydakis, Colgajo Romboidal y una variante de la técnica de Soll y col. a la que denominamos “Técnica de preservación cutánea”. Objetivo: evaluar y comparar la eficacia de las técnicas de Karydakis (TK), Colgajo de Limberg (CL) y de Preservación cutánea (PC) en el tratamiento de la enfermedad pilonidal crónica. Material y Métodos: estudio retrospectivo sobre 136 pacientes operados por enfermedad pilonidal crónica en el Sanatorio Allende, entre Enero del 2006 y Septiembre del 2013, basado en revisión de historias clínicas y entrevista telefónica. Se incluyeron 125 pacientes, 38 operados mediante CL, 50 con TK, y 37 con PC. Se excluyeron 11 pacientes por enfermedad pilonidal supurada. Las variables de evaluación primarias fueron el tiempo operatorio, complicaciones postoperatorias, tasa de recidiva; y las secundarias fueron el tiempo de reincorporación a actividades normales y deportivas, y el grado de satisfacción del paciente. Los test estadísticos empleados fueron el análisis de varianza, el postest de Tukey y Chi-cuadrado. Resultados: el tiempo quirúrgico fue menor en el grupo TK (37 min) en comparación con el grupo CL (53 min) (p0.05) aunque la reincorporación a actividades deportivas fue más prolongada en el grupo TK (43 días) respecto de los otros dos grupos (32 días) (p=0,042)...

Introduction: actually, there is no consensus as to the optimal surgical operation for sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease. The techniques used in our institution are Karydakis flap reconstruction, Limberg flap transposition, and a modified Soll et al procedure, which includes sinusectomy with primary closure called “Cutaneous preservation technique”. Objectives: to evaluate and to compare the efficacy and morbidity of Karydakis flap reconstruction (KF), Limberg flap transposition (LF) and Cutaneous preservation technique (CP) in the treatment of chronic pilonidal sinus disease. Patients and methods: a retrospective study was performed in 136 consecutive patients operated for chronic pilonidal sinus disease at Sanatorio Allende between January 2006 and September 2013, using KF, LF and CP procedures. Eleven patients were excluded for presenting suppurated pilonidal disease. One hundred and twenty five patients were included, 50 in the KF, 38 in LF and 37 in the CP group. Primary endpoints included operation time, complications and recurrence rates. Secondary end-points were healing time, return to normal and sports activities and degree of patient’s satisfaction. Data was obtained via a revision of digital clinical history and a standardized telephone interview. Statistical tests used were Anova with Tukeypost test and Chi-square test. Results: operating time was shorter in the KT group (37 min) compared with LF group (53min) (p0.05). However, return to sports activities was delayed in KF group (43 days), compared with LF and PC group (32 days) (p=0,042)...

Rol de la TC multicorte con RMP en el diagnóstico de la hernia obturatriz: presentación de un caso / Role of multislice CT with MPR (multi-planar reformation) in the diagnosis of obturator hernia. a case report

La hernia obturatriz (HO) es poco frecuente y representa del 0.05 al 0.4 por ciento del total de hernias. Debido a su rareza y a su presentación inespecífica, el diagnóstico es por lo general tardío y las tasas de mortalidad elevadas (12-70 por ciento). Se presenta un caso típico de HO diagnosticada en el preoperatorio mediante TC Multi-corte con RMP y tratado mediante laparotomía de urgencia con buen resultado. El empleo de TC Multicorte con RMP de abdomen y pelvis, en cuadros de obstrucción intestinal en mujeres añosas, sin antecedente de cirugías previas ni hernias objetivables, tiene gran valor para el diagnóstico preoperatorio precoz de HO y podría contribuir a reducir las elevadas tasas de morbilidad y mortalidad.

Abstract. The obturator hernia (OH) is rare and accounts for 0.05 to 0.4% of all hernias. Because of its rarity and its nonspecific presentation, diagnosis is usually late and has high mortality rates (12-70%). A typical case of OH diagnosed preoperatively by Multislice CT with MPR and treated using emergency laparotomy with good results, is presented. The use of Multislice CT with MPR of the abdomen and pelvis, in symptoms of intestinal obstruction in elderly women with no history of previous surgery or objectified hernias, has great value for early preoperative diagnosis of OH and could help reduce the high rates of morbidity and mortality.

Paniculitis mesentérica: presentación de un caso y revisión de la literatura / [Mesenteric panniculitis: a case report and a review of the literature].

Mesenteric panniculitis is a rare entity of benign features that affects the intestinal mesenteric fat tissue and can progress in different ways, from spontaneous resolution to fibrosis. The etiology is still uncertain, probably caused by trauma, infection or surgery. We report a case of a 64-year-old male patient who suddenly began with abdominal pain and leukocytosis. Diagnosis of mesenteric panniculitis was made by a CT scan and the patient evolved with spontaneous resolution within two months.

Suboclusión intestinal secundaria a endometriosis en paciente con Síndrome de V. A. T. E. R. L. S. / Intestinal sub-occlusion secundary to endometriosis in a patient with

We report a case of acute small bowel obstruction occurring secondary to endometriosis of the terminal ileum. Ileal endometriosis is a rare condition that can cause acute small bowel obstruction. As this cse and others in the literture highlight, establishing a preoperative diagnosis is very difficult due to the vagueness of symptoms and similarity in presentation to other causes of obstruction, and is based on a high index of suspicion. However, this disorder should be considered in the differential diagnosis of women of child-bearing age who present with symptoms of obstruction. The definiteve treatment includes resection of the involved segment with primary anastomosis, and adjuvant hormonal therapy may prevent recurrence. VATER association is an acronym for the fllowing non-random association of defects: Vertebral defects, Anal atresia, tracheoesophageal fistula with Esophageal atresia, and Renal or Radial defects. VACTERL association is an expanded acronym to include Cardiac defects and Limb defects. Diagnosis of VACTERL association is made if theree out of seven above defects are present in an infant. The incidence is estimated to be 1.6 cases in 10,000 live births.