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Pilonidal Sinus Surgery Tips

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MS - General Surgery, MBBS

General Surgeon•Thane
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Pilonidal sinus or cyst develops in the intergluteal cleft (the cleft between your buttocks). The cyst contains dirt, hair, and debris, and looks like a giant pimple located right above the tailbone. A pilonidal cyst, just like any other cyst, may become infected and be filled with pus. When this happens, the condition becomes extremely painful and discomforting.

Pilonidal sinus is more common in men than in women. Usually, people who sit for hours on a desk job, or while driving a vehi...more
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Ayurvedic Doctor•Delhi
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Pilonidal Sinus/ Cyst is characterized by:

Small nodular swelling in the lower spinal region with occasional discharges that may stain undergarments. Sometimes mild pain may also be noticed.
It is usually seen in adults of college/ school going age & with hairy skin.
Pilonidal Sinus/ Cyst seldom heal with medicinal treatment. Any medication whether allopathic, Ayurvedic or homeopathic may show some temporary relief but do not eradicate the problem. In most of the patients hav...more
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ENT Specialist•Ahmedabad
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Sinusitis is an inflammatory condition which causes swelling of the tissue lining the sinus passages. The healthy sinisuses are filled with air, but when there is a blockage, they get filled with fluids which can give rise to germs and cause an infection. Conditions such as the common cold, allergic rhinitis (swelling of the lining of the nose) and a deviated septum (shift of the nasal cavity) can cause sinusitis. People with nasal polyps and blocked drainage ducts are more prone to getting sinu...more
Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
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ENT Specialist•Delhi
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Sinusitis is an inflammatory condition which causes swelling of the tissue lining the sinus passages. The healthy sinisuses are filled with air, but when there is a blockage, they get filled with fluids which can give rise to germs and cause an infection. Conditions such as the common cold, allergic rhinitis (swelling of the lining of the nose) and a deviated septum (shift of the nasal cavity) can cause sinusitis. People with nasal polyps and blocked drainage ducts are more prone to getting sinu...more
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ENT Specialist•Delhi
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Sinusitis is an inflammatory condition which causes swelling of the tissue lining the sinus passages. The healthy sinisuses are filled with air, but when there is a blockage, they get filled with fluids which can give rise to germs and cause an infection.

Conditions such as the common cold, allergic rhinitis (swelling of the lining of the nose) and a deviated septum (shift of the nasal cavity) can cause sinusitis. People with nasal polyps and blocked drainage ducts are more prone to ge...more
Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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DNB (ENT), Diploma - Diploma - DLO - Rhi...read more

ENT Specialist•Delhi
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Sinusitis is an inflammatory condition which causes swelling of the tissue lining the sinus passages. The healthy sinisuses are filled with air, but when there is a blockage, they get filled with fluids which can give rise to germs and cause an infection. Conditions such as the common cold, allergic rhinitis (swelling of the lining of the nose) and a deviated septum (shift of the nasal cavity) can cause sinusitis. People with nasal polyps and blocked drainage ducts are more prone to getting sinu...more
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ENT Specialist•Gurgaon
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Sinusitis is a swelling of the tissue lining of the sinus. Generally, a healthy sinus is filled with air, but when fluid or mucus fills the sinus, it can cause infection. The most common conditions for Sinus are the common cold, swelling of the lining of the nose, and deviated septum.

Symptoms of Sinusitis:

Patients suffering from Sinusitis should have the 2 or more of these symptoms:

Blocked nose

Facial pain

Nasal discharge

A cough

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Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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General Physician•Mumbai
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The inflammation of the cavities around nasal passage is known as sinusitis. When the cavities are full of fluid, germs attach themselves to the fluids, which give rise to infections. Some of the causes of sinusitis are common colds, allergic rhinitis, nasal polyps and deviated septum.

There are 4 different types of sinusitis:

Acute sinusitis: It remains for about 4 weeks or less. It is usually characterized by a runny nose and pain in the face which will stay for at least ...more
Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
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Neurosurgeon•Gurgaon
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Brain surgery involves several medical procedures, which incorporate fixing issues with the brain, including changes in the tissues of the brain, cerebrospinal fluid and brain blood flow. Brain surgery is quite a complicated method of surgery and the type of surgery to be conducted depends on the underlying conditions.

Reasons for Brain Surgery:
Brain surgery is performed for the correction of physical brain abnormalities. These abnormalities could occur because of diseases, birth d...more
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MCh Neurosurgery, MS - General Surgery, ...read more

Neurosurgeon•Guwahati
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Brain surgery involves several medical procedures, which incorporate fixing issues with the brain, including changes in the tissues of the brain, cerebrospinal fluid and brain blood flow. Brain surgery is quite a complicated method of surgery and the type of surgery to be conducted depends on the underlying conditions.

Reasons for Brain Surgery:
Brain surgery is performed for the correction of physical brain abnormalities. These abnormalities could occur because of diseases, birth d...more
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