Pilonidal Disease Mimicking Fistula-in-Ano in a 15-Year-Old Female
Pilonidal disease typically presents with an abscess or intermittent pain and drainage in the sacrococcygeal region during the pubertal years. Further examination typically reveals pits in the midline of the sacrococcyx area due to entrapment of hair with recurrent entrapment, infection, and drainag...
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| author | Corey W. Iqbal Alessandra C. Gasior Charles L. Snyder |
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| description | Pilonidal disease typically presents with an abscess or intermittent pain and drainage in the sacrococcygeal region during the pubertal years. Further examination typically reveals pits in the midline of the sacrococcyx area due to entrapment of hair with recurrent entrapment, infection, and drainage. The following paper describes an unusual presentation of a pilonidal cyst with fissure and perianal drainage. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3add0ab7eb974fe5bbe5ce40c6e887162025-02-03T06:08:13ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192012-01-01201210.1155/2012/310187310187Pilonidal Disease Mimicking Fistula-in-Ano in a 15-Year-Old FemaleCorey W. Iqbal0Alessandra C. Gasior1Charles L. Snyder2Department of Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108, USADepartment of Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108, USADepartment of Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108, USAPilonidal disease typically presents with an abscess or intermittent pain and drainage in the sacrococcygeal region during the pubertal years. Further examination typically reveals pits in the midline of the sacrococcyx area due to entrapment of hair with recurrent entrapment, infection, and drainage. The following paper describes an unusual presentation of a pilonidal cyst with fissure and perianal drainage.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/310187 |
| spellingShingle | Corey W. Iqbal Alessandra C. Gasior Charles L. Snyder Pilonidal Disease Mimicking Fistula-in-Ano in a 15-Year-Old Female Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Pilonidal Disease Mimicking Fistula-in-Ano in a 15-Year-Old Female |
| title_full | Pilonidal Disease Mimicking Fistula-in-Ano in a 15-Year-Old Female |
| title_fullStr | Pilonidal Disease Mimicking Fistula-in-Ano in a 15-Year-Old Female |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pilonidal Disease Mimicking Fistula-in-Ano in a 15-Year-Old Female |
| title_short | Pilonidal Disease Mimicking Fistula-in-Ano in a 15-Year-Old Female |
| title_sort | pilonidal disease mimicking fistula in ano in a 15 year old female |
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