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 ...

In this method, after the diseased tissue has been excised, the wound is closed by various types of suturing, in many cases in conjunction with gluteal flap placements, all aimed at effecting ...

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 ...

Also known as a pilonidal cyst, the condition forms when a sac of tissue fills with air or fluid in the crease of your buttocks. Pilonidal cyst, doctors say, is mostly caused by a skin infection.

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 ...