Laying open (deroofing) and curettage under local anesthesia for XXXX : An outpatient procedure.

@entity1 @entity2869 @entity16963 @entity66
AIM: To test the efficacy of lay open (deroofing, not excision) with curettage under local anesthesia (LOCULA) for @entity2869 as an outpatient procedure. METHODS: LOCULA procedure was done for all types of @entity66 . The primary outcome measure was cure rate. The secondary outcome measures were hospital stay, operating time, return to work, healing time and complication rate. RESULTS: Thirty-three (M/ @entity16963 , mean age-23.4    5.8 years) consecutive @entity1 were operated and followed for 24 mo (6-46 mo). Eleven were @entity2869 and 22 were chronic @entity66 . Six had recurrent disease. Operating time and the hospital stay was 22.3    5.6 min and 63.8    22.3 min respectively. The @entity1 could resume normal work in 4.3    3.2 d and the healing time was 42.9    8.1 d. Thirty (93.8%) @entity1 had complete resolution of the disease and two (6.2%) had a recurrence. Both the recurrences happened in @entity1 who had complete healing but ignored the prescribed recommendations. One out of these got cured after getting operated again with the same procedure. Thus the overall success rate of this procedure was 96.9%. CONCLUSION: Lay open (deroofing) with curettage procedure under local anesthesia is an effective procedure to treat both simple and complicated @entity2869 . It is a simple procedure, has a high cure rate (up to 97%), doesn't require admission and is associated with minimal morbidity and scarring. Considering the distinct advantages, this procedure has the potential to become the first line procedure for treating @entity66 .
