World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

MANAGEMENT OF PILONIDAL SINUS BY KSHARA SUTRA TREATMENT: A CASE STUDY

Roja S. R.* and Shailaja S. V.

ABSTRACT

Pilonidal sinus is a worldwide problem found commonly in young hirsute[1] men. Pilonidal Sinus has become a challenge to most of the surgeons due to its recurrence. This is commonly found in drivers and in sedentary workers. Due to constant sitting there is exertion on post anal region where the pits pull the hair inside the body to cause pilonidal Sinus. The most commonly used surgical techniques for this disorder include excision and primary closure, excision with reconstructive flap. How ever the risk of recurrence of developing an infection of the wound after operation is high. Also the patient requires longer hospitalization and the procedure is expensive. There is a similarity between Shalyaja Nadivrana described in Sushrutha Samhitha and Pilonidal sinus. Sushrutha has advocated a minimally invasive para-surgical treatment viz, Ksharasutra procedure for Nadi Vrana.[2] Hence this therapy was tried in Pilonidal sinus and described in this case report.

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