I. Iesalnieks, A. Ommer, S. Petersen, D. Doll, A. Herold:German national guideline on the management of pilonidal disease. In: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery. Band401, Nr.5, 2016, ISSN1435-2443, S.599–609, doi:10.1007/s00423-016-1463-7 (englisch).
A. Ommer, E. Berg, C. Breitkopf, D. Bussen, D. Doll:S3-Leitlinie: Sinus pilonidalis: AWMF-Registriernummer: 081-009. In: coloproctology. Band36, Nr.4, 2014, ISSN0174-2442, S.272–322, doi:10.1007/s00053-014-0467-4.
Friederike Bosche, Markus M. Luedi, Dominic van der Zypen, Philipp Moersdorf, Bjoern Krapohl:The Hair in the Sinus: Sharp-Ended Rootless Head Hair Fragments can be Found in Large Amounts in Pilonidal Sinus Nests. In: World Journal of Surgery. Band42, Nr.2, Februar 2018, ISSN1432-2323, S.567–573, doi:10.1007/s00268-017-4093-5, PMID 28639004 (englisch).
Sven Petersen, Kai Wietelmann, Theo Evers, Norbert Hüser, Edouard Matevossian:Long-Term Effects of Postoperative Razor Epilation in Pilonidal Sinus Disease:. In: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. Band52, Nr.1, 2009, ISSN0012-3706, S.131–134, doi:10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181972505 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 13.August 2019]).
Ömer Faruk Akıncı, Mikda:Incidence and Aetiological Factors in Pilonidal Sinus Among Turkish Soldiers. In: The European Journal of Surgery. Band165, Nr.4, 19.April 1999, ISSN1102-4151, S.339–342, doi:10.1080/110241599750006875 (englisch).
Mostafa Seif El Deen, Youssef Mohamed Hassan, Magdy Akel Sorour, Hany El Hadad, Mohamed Wael:A Comparitive Study Between Early Outcomes of Laser and Lay-Open Technique in Management of Simple Pilonidal Sinus. In: Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. Band57, Nr.4, 2025, ISSN1096-9101, S.321–328, doi:10.1002/lsm.70008 (englisch).
Tharun Ganapathy Chitrambalam, Nidhi Mariam George, Lokesh Reddy, Pradeep Joshua Christopher, Sundeep Selvamuthukumaran:Sinus Laser Closure (SiLaC) with pit excision versus Limberg Flap in pilonidal disease: A prospective, randomized study. In: Surgery Open Digestive Advance. Band13, 1.April 2024, ISSN2667-0089, S.100126, doi:10.1016/j.soda.2023.100126 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 14.Juni 2026]).
Changying Xie, Rou Zeng, Xuchao Yu:Efficacy of Laser Treatment in Pilonidal Disease: A Single-Arm Meta-Analysis. In: Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery. Band42, Nr.5, 1.Mai 2024, ISSN2578-5478, S.375–382, doi:10.1089/photob.2024.0028 (englisch).
Jialin Qin, Xingli Xu, Zhicheng Li, Lei Jin, Zhenyi Wang, Jiong Wu:Efficacy and safety of laser ablation for recurrent pilonidal sinus: a systematic review and meta‑analysis. In: International Journal of Colorectal Disease. Band40, Nr.1, 19.Februar 2025, ISSN1432-1262, S.47, doi:10.1007/s00384-025-04832-x, PMID 39969579, PMC11839847(freier Volltext) – (englisch).
Jialin Qin, Xingli Xu, Zhicheng Li, Lei Jin, Zhenyi Wang, Jiong Wu:Efficacy and safety of laser ablation for recurrent pilonidal sinus: a systematic review and meta‑analysis. In: International Journal of Colorectal Disease. Band40, Nr.1, 19.Februar 2025, ISSN1432-1262, S.47, doi:10.1007/s00384-025-04832-x, PMID 39969579, PMC11839847(freier Volltext) – (englisch).
Ivan Romic, Goran Augustin, Branko Bogdanic, Tomislav Bruketa, Trpimir Moric:Laser treatment of pilonidal disease: a systematic review. In: Lasers in Medical Science. Band37, Nr.2, März 2022, ISSN1435-604X, S.723–732, doi:10.1007/s10103-021-03379-x, PMID 34291332 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 14.Juni 2026]).
Ivan Romic, Goran Augustin, Branko Bogdanic, Tomislav Bruketa, Trpimir Moric:Laser treatment of pilonidal disease: a systematic review. In: Lasers in Medical Science. Band37, Nr.2, März 2022, ISSN1435-604X, S.723–732, doi:10.1007/s10103-021-03379-x, PMID 34291332 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 14.Juni 2026]).
Dotun Ojo, Gaetano Gallo, Jos Kleijnen, Susanne Haas, Donatas Danys, Dragomir Dardanov, Gianluca Pellino, Johannes Jongen, Kathryn O'Shea, Luigi Basso, Niki Christou, Paola De Nardi, Steven Brown, Asha Senapati:European Society of Coloproctology guidelines for the management of pilonidal disease. In: The British Journal of Surgery. Band111, Nr.10, 1.Oktober 2024, ISSN1365-2168, S.znae237, doi:10.1093/bjs/znae237, PMID 39397672 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 14.Juni 2026]).
A. A. Pronk, L. Eppink, N. Smakman, E. J. B. Furnee:The effect of hair removal after surgery for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease: a systematic review of the literature. In: Techniques in Coloproctology. Band22, Nr.1, 28.November 2017, ISSN1123-6337, S.7–14, doi:10.1007/s10151-017-1722-9 (englisch).
H. D. Dahl, M. H. Henrich:Light and scanning electron microscopy study of the pathogenesis of pilonidal sinus and anal fistula. In: Langenbecks Archiv Für Chirurgie. Band377, Nr.2, 1992, ISSN0023-8236, S.118–124, PMID 1583981 (englisch).
Friederike Bosche, Markus M. Luedi, Dominic van der Zypen, Philipp Moersdorf, Bjoern Krapohl:The Hair in the Sinus: Sharp-Ended Rootless Head Hair Fragments can be Found in Large Amounts in Pilonidal Sinus Nests. In: World Journal of Surgery. Band42, Nr.2, Februar 2018, ISSN1432-2323, S.567–573, doi:10.1007/s00268-017-4093-5, PMID 28639004 (englisch).
R. Favre, P. Delacroix:APROPOS OF 1,110 CASES OF PILONIDAL DISEASE OF COCCY-PERINEAL LOCALIZATION. In: Memoires. Academie De Chirurgie (France). Band90, 17.Juni 1964, ISSN0368-8291, S.669–676, PMID 14179186 (englisch).
Theo Evers, Dietrich Doll, Edouard Matevossian, Sebastian Noe, Konrad Neumann:Trends in incidence and long-term recurrence rate of pilonidal sinus disease and analysis of associated influencing factors. In: Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi [Chinese Journal of Surgery]. Band49, Nr.9, 1.September 2011, ISSN0529-5815, S.799–803, PMID 22177433 (englisch).
Short and long-term results of the Karydakis flap versus the Limberg flap for treating pilonidal sinus disease: a prospective randomized study. In: The American Journal of Surgery. 202(5), Nov 2011, S. 568–573. PMID 21788003.
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Jialin Qin, Xingli Xu, Zhicheng Li, Lei Jin, Zhenyi Wang, Jiong Wu:Efficacy and safety of laser ablation for recurrent pilonidal sinus: a systematic review and meta‑analysis. In: International Journal of Colorectal Disease. Band40, Nr.1, 19.Februar 2025, ISSN1432-1262, S.47, doi:10.1007/s00384-025-04832-x, PMID 39969579, PMC11839847(freier Volltext) – (englisch).
Jialin Qin, Xingli Xu, Zhicheng Li, Lei Jin, Zhenyi Wang, Jiong Wu:Efficacy and safety of laser ablation for recurrent pilonidal sinus: a systematic review and meta‑analysis. In: International Journal of Colorectal Disease. Band40, Nr.1, 19.Februar 2025, ISSN1432-1262, S.47, doi:10.1007/s00384-025-04832-x, PMID 39969579, PMC11839847(freier Volltext) – (englisch).
Ivan Romic, Goran Augustin, Branko Bogdanic, Tomislav Bruketa, Trpimir Moric:Laser treatment of pilonidal disease: a systematic review. In: Lasers in Medical Science. Band37, Nr.2, März 2022, ISSN1435-604X, S.723–732, doi:10.1007/s10103-021-03379-x, PMID 34291332 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 14.Juni 2026]).
Ivan Romic, Goran Augustin, Branko Bogdanic, Tomislav Bruketa, Trpimir Moric:Laser treatment of pilonidal disease: a systematic review. In: Lasers in Medical Science. Band37, Nr.2, März 2022, ISSN1435-604X, S.723–732, doi:10.1007/s10103-021-03379-x, PMID 34291332 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 14.Juni 2026]).
Dotun Ojo, Gaetano Gallo, Jos Kleijnen, Susanne Haas, Donatas Danys, Dragomir Dardanov, Gianluca Pellino, Johannes Jongen, Kathryn O'Shea, Luigi Basso, Niki Christou, Paola De Nardi, Steven Brown, Asha Senapati:European Society of Coloproctology guidelines for the management of pilonidal disease. In: The British Journal of Surgery. Band111, Nr.10, 1.Oktober 2024, ISSN1365-2168, S.znae237, doi:10.1093/bjs/znae237, PMID 39397672 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 14.Juni 2026]).
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Ivan Romic, Goran Augustin, Branko Bogdanic, Tomislav Bruketa, Trpimir Moric:Laser treatment of pilonidal disease: a systematic review. In: Lasers in Medical Science. Band37, Nr.2, März 2022, ISSN1435-604X, S.723–732, doi:10.1007/s10103-021-03379-x, PMID 34291332 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 14.Juni 2026]).
Ivan Romic, Goran Augustin, Branko Bogdanic, Tomislav Bruketa, Trpimir Moric:Laser treatment of pilonidal disease: a systematic review. In: Lasers in Medical Science. Band37, Nr.2, März 2022, ISSN1435-604X, S.723–732, doi:10.1007/s10103-021-03379-x, PMID 34291332 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 14.Juni 2026]).
Dotun Ojo, Gaetano Gallo, Jos Kleijnen, Susanne Haas, Donatas Danys, Dragomir Dardanov, Gianluca Pellino, Johannes Jongen, Kathryn O'Shea, Luigi Basso, Niki Christou, Paola De Nardi, Steven Brown, Asha Senapati:European Society of Coloproctology guidelines for the management of pilonidal disease. In: The British Journal of Surgery. Band111, Nr.10, 1.Oktober 2024, ISSN1365-2168, S.znae237, doi:10.1093/bjs/znae237, PMID 39397672 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 14.Juni 2026]).
Sven Petersen, Kai Wietelmann, Theo Evers, Norbert Hüser, Edouard Matevossian:Long-Term Effects of Postoperative Razor Epilation in Pilonidal Sinus Disease:. In: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. Band52, Nr.1, 2009, ISSN0012-3706, S.131–134, doi:10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181972505 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 13.August 2019]).
I. Iesalnieks, A. Ommer, S. Petersen, D. Doll, A. Herold:German national guideline on the management of pilonidal disease. In: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery. Band401, Nr.5, 2016, ISSN1435-2443, S.599–609, doi:10.1007/s00423-016-1463-7 (englisch).
A. Ommer, E. Berg, C. Breitkopf, D. Bussen, D. Doll:S3-Leitlinie: Sinus pilonidalis: AWMF-Registriernummer: 081-009. In: coloproctology. Band36, Nr.4, 2014, ISSN0174-2442, S.272–322, doi:10.1007/s00053-014-0467-4.
H. D. Dahl, M. H. Henrich:Light and scanning electron microscopy study of the pathogenesis of pilonidal sinus and anal fistula. In: Langenbecks Archiv Für Chirurgie. Band377, Nr.2, 1992, ISSN0023-8236, S.118–124, PMID 1583981 (englisch).
Friederike Bosche, Markus M. Luedi, Dominic van der Zypen, Philipp Moersdorf, Bjoern Krapohl:The Hair in the Sinus: Sharp-Ended Rootless Head Hair Fragments can be Found in Large Amounts in Pilonidal Sinus Nests. In: World Journal of Surgery. Band42, Nr.2, Februar 2018, ISSN1432-2323, S.567–573, doi:10.1007/s00268-017-4093-5, PMID 28639004 (englisch).
R. Favre, P. Delacroix:APROPOS OF 1,110 CASES OF PILONIDAL DISEASE OF COCCY-PERINEAL LOCALIZATION. In: Memoires. Academie De Chirurgie (France). Band90, 17.Juni 1964, ISSN0368-8291, S.669–676, PMID 14179186 (englisch).
Theo Evers, Dietrich Doll, Edouard Matevossian, Sebastian Noe, Konrad Neumann:Trends in incidence and long-term recurrence rate of pilonidal sinus disease and analysis of associated influencing factors. In: Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi [Chinese Journal of Surgery]. Band49, Nr.9, 1.September 2011, ISSN0529-5815, S.799–803, PMID 22177433 (englisch).
Sven Petersen, Kai Wietelmann, Theo Evers, Norbert Hüser, Edouard Matevossian:Long-Term Effects of Postoperative Razor Epilation in Pilonidal Sinus Disease:. In: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. Band52, Nr.1, 2009, ISSN0012-3706, S.131–134, doi:10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181972505 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 13.August 2019]).
Ömer Faruk Akıncı, Mikda:Incidence and Aetiological Factors in Pilonidal Sinus Among Turkish Soldiers. In: The European Journal of Surgery. Band165, Nr.4, 19.April 1999, ISSN1102-4151, S.339–342, doi:10.1080/110241599750006875 (englisch).
Mostafa Seif El Deen, Youssef Mohamed Hassan, Magdy Akel Sorour, Hany El Hadad, Mohamed Wael:A Comparitive Study Between Early Outcomes of Laser and Lay-Open Technique in Management of Simple Pilonidal Sinus. In: Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. Band57, Nr.4, 2025, ISSN1096-9101, S.321–328, doi:10.1002/lsm.70008 (englisch).
Tharun Ganapathy Chitrambalam, Nidhi Mariam George, Lokesh Reddy, Pradeep Joshua Christopher, Sundeep Selvamuthukumaran:Sinus Laser Closure (SiLaC) with pit excision versus Limberg Flap in pilonidal disease: A prospective, randomized study. In: Surgery Open Digestive Advance. Band13, 1.April 2024, ISSN2667-0089, S.100126, doi:10.1016/j.soda.2023.100126 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 14.Juni 2026]).
Changying Xie, Rou Zeng, Xuchao Yu:Efficacy of Laser Treatment in Pilonidal Disease: A Single-Arm Meta-Analysis. In: Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery. Band42, Nr.5, 1.Mai 2024, ISSN2578-5478, S.375–382, doi:10.1089/photob.2024.0028 (englisch).
Jialin Qin, Xingli Xu, Zhicheng Li, Lei Jin, Zhenyi Wang, Jiong Wu:Efficacy and safety of laser ablation for recurrent pilonidal sinus: a systematic review and meta‑analysis. In: International Journal of Colorectal Disease. Band40, Nr.1, 19.Februar 2025, ISSN1432-1262, S.47, doi:10.1007/s00384-025-04832-x, PMID 39969579, PMC11839847(freier Volltext) – (englisch).
Jialin Qin, Xingli Xu, Zhicheng Li, Lei Jin, Zhenyi Wang, Jiong Wu:Efficacy and safety of laser ablation for recurrent pilonidal sinus: a systematic review and meta‑analysis. In: International Journal of Colorectal Disease. Band40, Nr.1, 19.Februar 2025, ISSN1432-1262, S.47, doi:10.1007/s00384-025-04832-x, PMID 39969579, PMC11839847(freier Volltext) – (englisch).
Ivan Romic, Goran Augustin, Branko Bogdanic, Tomislav Bruketa, Trpimir Moric:Laser treatment of pilonidal disease: a systematic review. In: Lasers in Medical Science. Band37, Nr.2, März 2022, ISSN1435-604X, S.723–732, doi:10.1007/s10103-021-03379-x, PMID 34291332 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 14.Juni 2026]).
Ivan Romic, Goran Augustin, Branko Bogdanic, Tomislav Bruketa, Trpimir Moric:Laser treatment of pilonidal disease: a systematic review. In: Lasers in Medical Science. Band37, Nr.2, März 2022, ISSN1435-604X, S.723–732, doi:10.1007/s10103-021-03379-x, PMID 34291332 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 14.Juni 2026]).
Dotun Ojo, Gaetano Gallo, Jos Kleijnen, Susanne Haas, Donatas Danys, Dragomir Dardanov, Gianluca Pellino, Johannes Jongen, Kathryn O'Shea, Luigi Basso, Niki Christou, Paola De Nardi, Steven Brown, Asha Senapati:European Society of Coloproctology guidelines for the management of pilonidal disease. In: The British Journal of Surgery. Band111, Nr.10, 1.Oktober 2024, ISSN1365-2168, S.znae237, doi:10.1093/bjs/znae237, PMID 39397672 (englisch, Online[abgerufen am 14.Juni 2026]).
A. A. Pronk, L. Eppink, N. Smakman, E. J. B. Furnee:The effect of hair removal after surgery for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease: a systematic review of the literature. In: Techniques in Coloproctology. Band22, Nr.1, 28.November 2017, ISSN1123-6337, S.7–14, doi:10.1007/s10151-017-1722-9 (englisch).