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 ...

A pilonidal sinus impacts the natal cleft, located at the upper buttocks crease beneath the tailbone. In the present era, the culprits behind a multitude of health problems are often identified as ...

A pilonidal sinus is a narrow pocket under skin which commonly contains hairs and may discharge pus on to the overlying skin. It occurs between the buttocks (the natal cleft), a short distance above ...

New surgical treatment methods are being investigated in sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease. Minimal invasive methods such as endoscopic pilonidal sinus treatment (EPSIT) and sinus laser therapy ...

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 ...

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, ...

A pilonidal sinus is a pocket or a small cyst in the skin which generally develops near the tailbone, the top of the cleft of the buttocks. The word pilus means hair and nidal means nest. When a nest ...

Pilonidal sinus, once rare, is increasingly common in Hyderabad, especially among young adults and software engineers due to prolonged sitting. Doctors are seeing two to three cases per week and ...

What is the preferred surgical approach to pilonidal sinus disease? The study authors reviewed published case reports, case series, systematic reviews, and randomized trials from 1980 to 2010. On the ...