Fibrin sealant use in pilonidal sinus: Systematic review

Table 3 Studies of fibrin sealant at pilonidal sinus: Procedures

Ref.	No.	Surgical procedure	Aim of using fibrin sealant
Greenberg et al[4]	30	Excision and primary closure	Obliterate the dead space under the wound
Lund et al[5]	6	No sinus excision, only cleaning the tracts	Fill the tracts with sealent
Seleem et al[6]	25	Excision and lay open	Overlap the open wound with sealent
Patti et al[7]	8	Excision and lay open	Overlap the open wound with sealent
Altinli et al[8]	16	Excision and closure with Limberg flap	Obliterate the dead space under the wound
Sözen et al[9]	25	Excision and closure with Karydakis flap	Obliterate the dead space under the wound
Elsey et al[10]	57	No sinus excision, only cleaning the tracts	Fill the tracts with sealent
Isik et al[11]	40	No sinus excision, only cleaning the tracts	Fill the tracts with sealent
Smith et al[12]	10	No sinus excision, only cleaning the tracts	Fill the tracts with sealent