Cleft Lift Procedure for Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Disease

Abstract

The results of the current study supported that cleft lift procedure fulfills the requirements of an ideal operation for pilonidal disease. The cleft list procedure was a relatively simple procedure that was easy to learn, to teach, and perform under either spinal or local anesthesia. The procedure can be performed as a "day-surgery" procedure with low postoperative morbidity, acceptable time to return to work, and low recurrence rate.