Katherine Deans

Apr 3, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Peter C. Minneci |Delaware Valley |Lindsey Asti |Katherine Deans

Analysis of the Laser Epilation in Pilonidal Disease Trial—Reply In Reply We appreciate the comments from Mei and colleagues regarding the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and differences in follow-up and compliance on recurrence rates in our trial.1 The COVID-19 pandemic caused a period during which we were unable to perform LE and led to 15 patients in the LE group withdrawing from the study due to COVID-19–related concerns about the risks associated with hospital visits for...

Sep 20, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Lindsay A. Gil |Katherine Deans |Peter C. Minneci

Moving Toward Minimally Invasive Treatments and Better Risk Characterization for Pilonidal Disease—Reply In Reply We thank Garg and Hemrajani as well as Lev-Tov for their interest in our Review and for taking the time to share their thoughts for discussion.

May 31, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Lindsay A. Gil |Katherine Deans |Delaware Valley |Peter C. Minneci

Abstract Importance  The management of pilonidal disease continues to be a challenge due to high rates of recurrence and treatment-associated morbidity. Observations  There is a heterogeneous repertoire of treatment modalities used in the management of pilonidal disease and wide practice variation among clinicians.