"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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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pilonidal Sinus" by people in Profiles.
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Gil LA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Moving Toward Minimally Invasive Treatments and Better Risk Characterization for Pilonidal Disease-Reply. JAMA Surg. 2024 Jan 01; 159(1):116-117.
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Minneci PC, Gil LA, Cooper JN, Asti L, Nishimura L, Lutz CM, Deans KJ. Laser Epilation as an Adjunct to Standard Care in Reducing Pilonidal Disease Recurrence in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2024 Jan 01; 159(1):19-27.
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Gil LA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Management of Pilonidal Disease: A Review. JAMA Surg. 2023 08 01; 158(8):875-883.
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Gil LA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Invited Commentary: Pilonidal Disease: Focus on Minimizing Disease and Treatment-Associated Morbidity. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 11 01; 235(5):776-777.
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Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Beyene TJ, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Room for Improvement: The Trephination Procedure for Pediatric Patients with Pilonidal Disease. J Surg Res. 2021 11; 267:605-611.
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Prieto JM, Thangarajah H, Ignacio RC, Bickler SW, Kling KM, Saenz NC, Garcia SV, Lazar DA. Patience is a virtue: Multiple preoperative visits are associated with decreased recurrence in pediatric pilonidal disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 May; 56(5):888-891.
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Prieto JM, Checchi KD, Kling KM, Ignacio RC, Bickler SW, Saenz NC, Fairbanks TJ, Nicholson SI, Lazar DA. Trephination versus wide excision for the treatment of pediatric pilonidal disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Apr; 55(4):747-751.
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Minneci PC, Halleran DR, Lawrence AE, Fischer BA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ. Laser hair depilation for the prevention of disease recurrence in adolescents and young adults with pilonidal disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2018 Nov 01; 19(1):599.
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Halleran DR, Onwuka AJ, Lawrence AE, Fischer BC, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Laser Hair Depilation in the Treatment of Pilonidal Disease: A Systematic Review. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2018 Aug/Sep; 19(6):566-572.
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Halleran DR, Lopez JJ, Lawrence AE, Sebasti?o YV, Fischer BA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Recurrence of Pilonidal Disease: Our Best is Not Good Enough. J Surg Res. 2018 12; 232:430-436.