[Classic Limberg Flap Procedure for Treatment of a Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus Disease - Explanation of the Surgical Technique].

INTRODUCTION

Sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease is frequently encountered in surgical practice. Besides excision only, the current pilonidal sinus guideline of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF-S3) also recommends plastic surgical procedures such as the cleft-lift operation described by Bascom, the Karydakis flap procedure and, due to the low recurrence rates, the Limberg flap procedure, for the treatment of this disease.

INDICATION: In our case we show the surgical procedure performed on a 23-year-old male patient, who was previously treated for an acute abscess-forming sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus.

METHOD: Our video shows the fasciocutaneous rhombic flap procedure described by Limberg step by step.

CONCLUSION

The Limberg flap procedure is a simple operation for the treatment of sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease.