Clinical Trial: VAAPS Combined With Loose Seton Drainage for Postoperative Self-Care: A Prospective Single-Arm Cohort Study

U.S., Oct. 3 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07855107) titled 'VAAPS Combined With Loose Seton Drainage for Postoperative Self-Care: A Prospective Single-Arm Cohort Study' on Sept. 28.

Brief Summary: Pilonidal sinus is a chronic infection of the sacrococcygeal skin that mainly affects young adults. Traditional surgery leaves large wounds requiring weeks of daily dressing changes away from home. Video-Assisted Ablation of Pilonidal Sinus (VAAPS) is a minimally invasive procedure that leaves only a 7-mm wound, but it requires daily saline flushing of the sinus tract and regular follow-up at the operating center. At Peking University People's Hospital, over 60% of VAAPS patients travel from other p...