Pilonidal sinuses (PS) predominantly affect young male adults, usually occurring in the sacrococcygeal region. However, PS occasionally occurs in other parts of the body, referred to as extrasacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus (ESPS). We herein evaluate ESPS ethiopathogenesis and treatment. Of a total of 949 PS cases treated between 2006 and 2011, 21 were of ESPS (2.2% of the total), which were eval...

Purpose: Pilonidal sinus incidence is increasing in surgical departments all over the world. under influence of several factors. These factors are studied well various parts world; however, these understudied Pakistan. This study aimed to find out risk pilonidal among patients diagnosed with sinus.
 Methodology: descriptive cross-sectional was conducted one hundred and eight at Benazir Bhu...

Background/Aims: Pilonidal sinus treatment involves surgical excision or flap reconstruction; however, the disease has a high recurrence risk. We determined outcomes of modified local application crystallized phenol.
 Methods: In outpatient clinic, pilonidal orifices were connected by an incision under local
 anesthesia. The hair in was removed. Then, phenol applied. not
 sutured...

BACKGROUND Pilonidal is a painful disease which occurs mainly in the sacrococcygeal area. In 1833 Herbert Mayo first reported a case of a young woman with a hair-containing sinus in the sacrococcygeal area. In 1880, Hodge suggested the term "pilonidal" from the Latin "pilus" for hair and "nidus" meaning nest. OBJECTIVES Effect of using autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on pain reduction i...

Pilonidal sinus, especially in young males, is one of the most common diseases sacrococcygeal region. Although many surgical techniques have been described for pilonidal sinus disease (PSD), high recurrence rates and patient satisfaction are still controversial with regard to ideal treatment modality. In this study, we aimed compare complications Primary excision, Limberg flap, elliptical rotat...