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. 2010 Jul;2(2):116-8.

doi: 10.4103/0974-7753.77526.

Intermammary pilonidal sinus

Anil Sunkara¹, Dd Wagh, Sameer Harode

Affiliations

PMID: 21712902
PMCID: PMC3107957
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.77526

Intermammary pilonidal sinus

Anil Sunkara et al. Int J Trichology. 2010 Jul.

. 2010 Jul;2(2):116-8.

doi: 10.4103/0974-7753.77526.

Authors

Anil Sunkara¹, Dd Wagh, Sameer Harode

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha - 442 004, Maharashtra, India.

PMID: 21712902
PMCID: PMC3107957
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.77526

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Figures

Figure 1
Pilonidal sinus of the intermammary region, inset showing close view

Figure 2
(a) Methylene blue injected in the sinus tract; (b) Sinus tracts identified; (c) Excised sinus tracts; (d) Raw surface after complete excision

Figure 3
Histopathological slide showing sinus tract with chronic inflammatory cells ×10

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