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 ...

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.

It often starts as a sore spot you assume is a zit, ingrown hair, or minor irritation. Then it gets worse. Sitting becomes ...

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.

A pilonidal cyst, sometimes called pilonidal disease, is a fluid-filled sac that usually occurs on the tailbone at the top of ...

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 ...

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 ...