Estudio quirúrgico en Hidradenitis Suppurativa... 35 años.

35-Year Evaluation of Surgical Treatment for HS

World J Surg; ePub 2017 Jun 13; Burney 

June 21, 2017

Surgical treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) by wide local excision with healing by secondary intention using tap water-moistened plain gauze dressings changed 2 to 3 times per day is a simple, practical approach that has good results, a recent study found. Researchers conducted a retrospective review of all patients operated on for HS over a 35-year period. Specific data abstracted included patient age, weight, admission, length of stay, wound size, type of wound care, number of post-op visits, time to heal, and recurrence. They found:

• From 1979 through 2014, 122 patients (56 men and 66 women, median age 38), underwent 245 operations for HS.
• Patients underwent from 1 to 10 procedures; 61 patients (50%) underwent ≥2 procedures; and 26 (21%) underwent ≥3.
• Wound sizes at operation ranged from quite small to >1,500 cm2.
• A total of 197 wounds healed by secondary intention: 83 of these were left completely open at the time of surgery; 117 were partially closed.
• In total, 106 procedures were ambulatory; median wound size was 30 cm2; and median time to heal was 40 days.

Citation:

Burney, RE. 35-year experience with surgical treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa. [Published online ahead of print June 13, 2017]. World J Surg. doi:10.1007/s00268-017-4091-7.