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 ...

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 ...

Pilonidal cysts can’t be treated at home, but there are several home remedies that can provide temporary relief. To get rid of it permanently, a doctor will need to perform a minor surgical procedure.

Pilonidal sinus disease is a chronic condition of the natal cleft characterised by the formation of sinus tracts, cysts and abscesses driven by hair penetration and local sepsis. Surgical management ...

According to the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Pilonidal disease is a chronic skin infection that affects about 70,000 people in the United States annually. While the cause is not ...

A pilonidal sinus is a small tunnel that develops at the top of the crease in the buttocks. Trapped hair around the buttocks crease can lead to an abscess, and a pilonidal sinus may develop as a ...

What Is a Pilonidal Cyst? There’s a type of cyst you can get at the bottom of your tailbone, or coccyx. It’s called a pilonidal cyst, and it can become infected and filled with pus. A pilonidal cyst ...

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 ...

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 ...