STANHOPE, N.J., June 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pilonidal disease—a chronic infectious and inflammatory condition affecting the skin and underlying tissue near the tailbone—is a common disorder ...

There are different types of pilonidal cyst surgery. One involves cutting the cyst to drain the fluid, while another involves removing the cyst completely. Depending on the surgery type, a person can ...

Dear Dr. Roach: The article about the boy suffering after surgery for three years from a pilonidal cyst really hit home. My son developed a pilonidal cyst in June 2012 and also had a very bad ...

Over the years, surgery has experienced a transition from being a trial and error-based approach towards evidence-based practice. To no surgically treated ailment does this truism apply more than ...

Oct. 25, 2002 — A new paradigm for the surgical approach to pilonidal disease, described in the October issue of the Archives of Surgery, allows cure for those cases which were formerly refractory to ...

A pilonidal sinus is a small hole or tunnel in the skin that can easily become infected. It typically forms in the cleft at the top of the buttocks. When a pilonidal sinus becomes infected it can turn ...

Pilonidal cysts typically develop above the cleft of the buttocks. These swollen lumps contain hair or other debris. They occur when small holes in the skin, known as pilonidal sinuses, become ...