"Pilonidal Sinus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A hair-containing cyst or sinus, occurring chiefly in the coccygeal region.
| Descriptor ID |
D010864
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.182.710
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| Concept/Terms |
Pilonidal Sinus- Pilonidal Sinus
- Sinus, Pilonidal
- Pilonidal Cyst
- Cyst, Pilonidal
- Cysts, Pilonidal
- Pilonidal Cysts
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pilonidal Sinus" by people in Profiles.
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V.A.C. Therapy in the management of paediatric wounds: clinical review and experience. Int Wound J. 2009 Aug; 6 Suppl 1:1-26.
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Retrorectal cyst: a rare tumor frequently misdiagnosed. J Am Coll Surg. 2003 Jun; 196(6):880-6.
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Closure of hemicorporectomy with bilateral subtotal thigh flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000 Apr; 105(5):1742-6.
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Sonographic evaluation of caudal spine anomalies in children. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1983 May-Jun; 4(3):661-4.