Pol Przegl Chir 2021 Jun;94(1):20-27
Department of Pathologic and Topographic Anatomy, Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Introduction: Despite the fact that the pilonidal cyst of the sacrococcygeal region is a long-known disease, the mechanism of accumulation or absence of hair in the cyst remains unclear, which affects the accuracy of the name of the disease, as well as understanding of its pathogenesis.
Aim: Aim to perform morphological examination of pilonidal cysts of the sacrococcygeal region, to determine the nature of the cysts, the frequency of hair in the cyst cavity and to determine the causes and mechanism of its accumulation in cysts.
Materials And Methods: A morphological study of skin areas with altered tissues of the sacrococcygeal region after radical surgical treatment of 235 patients with a coccygeal cyst of the sacrococcygeal region was carried out. Read More