According to the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Pilonidal disease is a chronic skin infection that affects ...

It often starts as a sore spot you assume is a zit, ingrown hair, or minor irritation. Then it gets worse. Sitting becomes ...

Pilonidal cysts are pockets of skin near the tailbone, around the buttocks. These pockets usually contain hair and dead skin and other debris, and can become infected. One of the causes of infection ...

Tonight's episode of Call the Midwife sees Poplar gripped by World Cup Fever while over at Nonnatus House, the midwives are still hard at work, delivering babies, awaiting the arrival of new trainees ...

Dear Dr. Roach • The article about the boy suffering after surgery for three years from a pilonidal cyst really hit home. My son developed a pilonidal cyst in June 2012 and also had a very bad ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • I am writing because my son had a pilonidal cyst removed in March of 2010, almost three years ago. For the first ...

Dr. Ali Mahmood, a certified colon and rectal surgeon at the Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, recently performed the first-ever rhomboid flap surgery in Fort Bend County. Mahmood used the rhomboid flap ...

Dear Dr. Roach: The article about the boy suffering after surgery for three years from a pilonidal cyst really hit home. My son developed a pilonidal cyst in June 2012 and also had a very bad ...

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 ...

Long sitting hours have led to a significant rise of pilonidal sinus disease among students, primarily adolescents, during the Covid-19 pandemic, doctors from Pune, Mumbai and Surat have confirmed.