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Case Reports
Sacrococcygeal Foreign Body Progressing with Pilonidal Sinus Clinical Picture: Report of a Case.
- Zehra Ünal Özdemir, Hakan Özdemir, İbrahim Tayfun Şahiner, and Metin Şenol.
- Department of General Surgery, Ministry of Health, Nevşehir State Hospital, Nevşehir, Turkey.
- J Emerg Med. 2013 Dec 1;45(6):e205-7.
BackgroundPilonidal sinus is a benign anorectal disease that is frequently seen in the sacrococcygeal area when a foreign body reaction develops after the invasion of hair follicles.ObjectivesTrauma in this region and clinical abscesses that recur after trauma due to foreign bodies are not frequently observed.Case ReportThis study presents the case of a patient with chronic leakage who had a history of three surgical procedures due to recurrent pilonidal abscesses and the presence of a foreign body in the sacrococcygeal area.ConclusionThe presence of a foreign body in cases progressing with a single and wide inlet and frequently recurring abscess formation is a condition of which to be aware.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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