Laser-assisted endoscopic treatment of pilonidal sinus disease in children: a first pediatric series.

Of the 45 patients included, 19 (42.2%) were female, and 26 (57.8%) were male; the mean age at surgery was 15.2 ± 3.1 years, and the mean body mass index was 25.1 ± 3.2.

Of the 45 patients, 35 presented with an acute pilonidal abscess at initial evaluation and had undergone abscess drainage prior to LEPSIT.

Mean procedure duration was 30 ± 7.2 min.

The mean visual analog scale (visual analog scale) score at 6 h was 1.8, 24 h was 1,1 and the mean analgesic use was 1 ± 0.3 days.