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What Causes Pilonidal Sinus In A 17 Year Old Girl?
Question: what is the diagnosis? 17 years old female with intergluteal opening, clinical diagnosis was pilonidal sinus, how the report of the fistulogram would be? as radiologist
Brief Answer:
fistulogram
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A fistulogram would be having the radiologist inject a XXXXXXX into the sinus opening. This will tell if the sinus tract actually goes to a cyst. It will then tell how big that cyst is. Once this is known then further decision with possible surgery could be made. If there is no cyst then no treatment needed but if a large cyst is present then she may opt for the surgery.
fistulogram
Detailed Answer:
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A fistulogram would be having the radiologist inject a XXXXXXX into the sinus opening. This will tell if the sinus tract actually goes to a cyst. It will then tell how big that cyst is. Once this is known then further decision with possible surgery could be made. If there is no cyst then no treatment needed but if a large cyst is present then she may opt for the surgery.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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