Table of Contents

Get rid of the pilonidal cyst!

Pilonidal cyst – what is it?

Frequency of pilonidal cysts and tailbone fistulas

Causes of pilonidal cysts and tailbone fistulas

Pilonidal cysts not only occur on the buttocks

Diseases that can appear like a pilonidal cyst or tailbone fistula

Symptoms of pilonidal disease

How is a pilonidal cyst diagnosed?

Stage-adapted treatment of the pilonidal disease

Treatment methods for pilonidal cysts

 

Minimally invasive procedures

Phenol injections according to Maurice and Greenwood

Proceeding according to Lord and Millar

Pit Picking according to Bascom (Bascom I)

Procedure according to Moshe Gips

Sinusectomy

Traditional procedures

Excision with open wound treatment

Excision, marsupialisation of wound edges and open wound treatment

Excision with primary midline suture

Plastic procedures

Plastic closure with Z-plastic

Plastic closure according to Karydakis

Cleft-lift procedure (Bascom II)

Plastic closure according to Limberg

Laser application in pilonidal disease

Recurrence prophylaxis - Preventing new tailbone fistula

Rare complications of pilonidal disease

 

Updates

Laser hair removal for relapse prevention of pilonidal disease

Risk factors for postoperative wound healing troubles and recurrence of fistula formation after coccyx fistula surgery

Exact evaluation of the extension of pilonidal fistula and cyst with ultrasound

Family History of Pilonidal Sinus: Earlier Onset of Disease and 50 % Long-term Recurrence