this is a report of a very rare case of recurrent subclitoral abscess. its etiology and the best treatment of the disease is here in discussed. we, the same as sur, believe that marsupialization is the most promising treatment. recurrent periclitoral abscess has been described previously5. s ome of the authors believe that it is part of the pilonidal disease. the first pilonidal cyst in 7 the c...

Pilonidal sinus disease is a common disabling condition affecting the natal clefts of the buttocks. We analyze the role of fibrin glue in the treatment of selected patients with pilonidal sinus disease. Forty patients diagnosed with pilonidal sinus disease at Vakif Gureba Training and Research Hospital were treated between December 2007 and December 2011. Recurrence was noted in four patients (...

BACKGROUND Pilonidal disease is a common and usually minor disease. Although wide excisional surgery has been common practice, there are more simple alternatives. This review focused on the aetiology and management of pilonidal disease. METHODS A comprehensive review of the literature on pilonidal disease was undertaken. MEDLINE searches for all articles listing pilonidal disease (1980-2010) ...

BACKGROUND Outpatient management is appropriate for chronic pilonidal sinuses. Even though there are different surgical treatments for pilonidal sinuses, the outcome may not be uniformly satisfactory. The aim of this paper was to examine the ambulatory treatment of chronic pilonidal sinuses with lateral incision and primary suture. METHODS We present our experience with outpatient management ...

Pilonidal sinus is a very common inflammatory disease of the gluteal region. The ideal method of pilonidal sinus treatment should have a low recurrence rate with minimum excision. Moreover, the treatment method should have a short hospitalization time, should let the patient return to his normal life rapidly, should cause minimum loss of labour and should result a small scar only. In the presen...

Background: Malignant degeneration of pilonidal sinus is a rare complication observed mainly in recurrent chronic cases of the disease and is associated with a poor prognosis. In the international literature, it is an infrequent entity. In Spain, 367 patients with simple and complicated pilonidal cysts were reviewed, finding three cases (0.81%) of epidermoid carcinoma. Clinical case: We present...

Complex and recurrent pilonidal sinuses are best treated with surgery. Different surgical modalities as complete excision of the pilonidal sinus leave the wound open or procedures like closing the wound with or without reconstructive flap are widely used. The open procedure is radical but may cause broad excision and prolonged morbidity, while risk of infection and rate of recurrence are higher...