Rare Complication of a Common Disease: Coccygeal Osteomyelitis Following Pilonidal Sinus
Pilonidal sinuses commonly arise in the sacrococcygeal region. The common complications are local cellulitis, abscess formation which is related to the infectious process, and recurrence after surgery. They rarely evolve with osteomyelitis, meningitis, or malignant transformation. Coccygeal osteomye...
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| Main Authors: | Mugdha Kowli, Pranav Mandovra, Gautam Zaveri, Roy Patankar |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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| Series: | World Journal of Colorectal Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/WJCS.WJCS_10_18 |
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