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 ...

(HealthDay)—Video-assisted ablation of pilonidal sinus (VAAPS) seems safe and efficacious, with higher patient satisfaction and less time off work compared with conventional surgery, according to a ...

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 ...

Oct. 25, 2002 — A new paradigm for the surgical approach to pilonidal disease, described in the October issue of the Archives of Surgery, allows cure for those cases which were formerly refractory to ...

A trial of 1,152 IVF patients aged 35 to 42 found that a biopsy-free embryo test did not raise ongoing pregnancy rates. What patients should know. New CDC data show that 66% of teens ate fruit on a ...

Laser epilation, commonly known as laser hair removal, reduced the risk of recurrence in patients with pilonidal disease, an inflammatory, painful, and sometimes chronic or recurring condition, ...

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 ...

Removal of pilonidal cyst requires experienced surgeon Dear Dr. Roach: I am writing because my son had a pilonidal cyst removed in March 2010, almost three years ago. For the first six months, I kept ...

A pilonidal cyst is a painful lump located at the base of the spine at the top of the buttocks. Symptoms can include a ...