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Education Center Library

This site has an extensive collection of Pilonidal related literature, much of which has been written for other medical professionals. In this section we present some of those materials that are more friendly to those who have not gone to medical school. A much larger collection of documents can be found in our Medical Professionals Section.

All of these are written in medical jargon, online medical dictionary: Medterms.com

Dr. John Bascom and Dr. Tom Bascom have done some of the best pioneering work in treatments of Pilonidal Disease.

Understanding Pilonidals (pdf) (also as PowerPoint) -- by John Bascom, M.D.
Pit Picking Quick Tutorial  -- Special to Pilonidal.org 2010 New!
Failed Pilonidal Surgery -- Archives of Surgery 2002
Pilonidal Sinus -- Current Therapy in Colon & Rectal Surgery 1990

Dr. James Pingree has written a hand-out that he gives to all his patients about Pilonidal Disease.

Pilonidal Disease - Dr. James Pingree (pdf)

The Wound Healing Research Unit is one of the best in the world.

World Wide Wounds - Wound Healing Research Unit (pdf) (Dec 2003)

Dr. Paul Kitchen has provided another excellent write-up the Disease:

Pilonidal Sinus: Management in the Primary Care Setting (pdf) (June 2010)

Dr. Wayne De Vos of the ASCRS (American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons) has provided another Pilonidal Disease overview.

ASCRS Pilonidal Cyst Overview (pdf)

Also, be sure to look at the brochure on the condition from the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons.

http://www.fascrs.org

This page last updated: 02/11/2011