Imaging, specifically cone-beam CT (CBCT), helped clinicians remove an ectopic third molar and an infected cyst from a patient's maxillary sinus, which is a rare site for a tooth to erupt, according ...

Pilonidal cysts can’t be treated at home, but there are several home remedies that can provide temporary relief. To get rid of it permanently, a doctor will need to perform a minor surgical procedure.

THE ideal of all surgical treatment is to effect a cure, and in pilonidal cyst and sinus the basic aim is to prevent recurrence, lessen the period of disability and obtain a good mechanical result.

Also known as a pilonidal cyst, the condition forms when a sac of tissue fills with air or fluid in the crease of your buttocks. Pilonidal cyst, doctors say, is mostly caused by a skin infection.

Q: My son, 17, developed a pilonidal cyst in June and also had a bad infection from it. The surgeon refused to operate while he was infected. The cyst was just gross - so much blood and other yuck.