A case report of sacrococcygeal foreign body presenting as pilonidal sinus | [Journal of Pakistan Medical Association • 2023]

Author(s):

1. Muhammad Adnan Anjum: Department of Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.

2. Ahmed Siddique Ammar: Department of Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.

3. Syed Asghar Naqi: Department of Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.

4. Ameer Afzal: Department of Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.

5. Muhammad Zeeshan Sarwar: Department of Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.

6. Rana Sohail: Department of Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.

Abstract:

Pilonidal disease occurs most commonly in those males who have to sit long hours at their work place e.g. online office workers or drivers. It is caused by piercing of broken hairs into the sacrococcygeal region which causes localised inflammation. Inflammation in this area due to any other foreign body is very rare. Among many treatment options for pilonidal sinus, instillation of crystalloid phenol showed promising results in terms of low recurrence rates, low postoperative complications and less healing time. Here, we present the case of a 13-year-old female student who had pilonidal sinus in sacrococcygeal region for six months and was unresponsive to multiple treatments. Later, on exploration it was revealed to contain a small foreign body of 3cm of hard straw of grass. The patient was treated with crystalloid phenol and on regular follow-up she was completely fine by the end of the third week.

Page(s): 402-404

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 73, Issue: 2, Year: 2023

Keywords:

foreign body , inflammation , Phenol , Pilonidal

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