Question: I have had several pilonidal infections and each time had to go to the emergency room to have them drained. This is getting old. Why am I having such a problem and what can I do about it?

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Question: I have had several pilonidal infections and each time had to go to the emergency room to have them drained. This is getting old. Why am I having such a problem and what can I do about it?

Endoscopic Pilonidal Sinus Treatment, is a minimally invasive approach to transforming the management of pilonidal sinus at the natal cleft. Read on. A pilonidal sinus impacts the natal cleft, located ...

Long sitting hours have led to a significant rise of pilonidal sinus disease among students, primarily adolescents, during the Covid-19 pandemic, doctors from Pune, Mumbai and Surat have confirmed.

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A pilonidal sinus is a small infected tract or a network of interlinking tracts under the skin between the buttocks. The exact cause is unknown but it may be from loose hairs pushing into the skin, ...

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Background: Pilonidal disease is an acute or chronic infection in the subcutaneous fatty tissue, mainly in the natal cleft. Its incidence in Germany in 2012 was 48 cases per 100 000 persons per year.