Open AccessCoccygeal cysts in children (clinic, diagnostic and surgical treatment)
Author(s) -
Gennadii V. Poverin,
Gennadii V. Poverin,
Alexander N. Evdokimov,
Alexander N. Evdokimov
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
rossijskij vestnik detskoj hirurgii, anesteziologii i reanimatologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-6554
pISSN - 2219-4061
DOI - 10.30946/2219-4061-2019-9-2-105-120
Subject(s) - etiology , medicine , cyst , disease , pilonidal disease , stage (stratigraphy) , surgery , psychological intervention , pathology , biology , nursing , paleontology
The problem of surgical treatment of children with a pilonidal cyst is presented. The history of studying and evolution of theories clarifying etiology and pathogenesis of this pathology by Russian and foreign scientists is covered. The diagnostics of a coccygeal cyst is described. The classification of a disease is presented; it determines the treatment tactics depending on the stage of the disease. Criteria of an ideal surgery are defined. Types of surgical treatment and their use depending on the complexity of fistulas are found. Modern mini-invasive interventions and their advantages in the treatment of pilonidal cysts are described in detail.