Case Report

Intermammary pilonidal sinus: A case report of a 23-year-old girl

Volume: 4 Number: 2 February 1, 2020
  • Banu Yiğit *
  • Sıtkı Gürkan Yetkin
  • Bülent Çitgez
  • Kamile Gülçin Eken
  • Hamdi Özşahin
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Intermammary pilonidal sinus: A case report of a 23-year-old girl

Abstract

Pilonidal sinus is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, a cyst filled with a ball of hair, characterized by a discharging sinus and abscess. The disease is typically seen in the sacrococcygeal region. However, it can occur in other areas, such as the occiput, nose, neck, intermammary (sternal) area, axilla, finger (interdigital area), groin or external genital area. In this case report, an intermammary (sternal) pilonidal sinus, which is rarely seen, was presented along with the literature.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Surgery

Journal Section

Case Report

Authors

Sıtkı Gürkan Yetkin This is me
0000-0003-3714-5169
Türkiye

Bülent Çitgez This is me
0000-0001-9759-8798
Türkiye

Kamile Gülçin Eken This is me
0000-0002-6071-2697
Türkiye

Hamdi Özşahin This is me
0000-0001-8517-172X
Türkiye

Publication Date

February 1, 2020

Submission Date

October 21, 2019

Acceptance Date

March 2, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 4 Number: 2

APA
Yiğit, B., Yetkin, S. G., Çitgez, B., Eken, K. G., & Özşahin, H. (2020). Intermammary pilonidal sinus: A case report of a 23-year-old girl. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 4(2), 170-172. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.635659
AMA
1.Yiğit B, Yetkin SG, Çitgez B, Eken KG, Özşahin H. Intermammary pilonidal sinus: A case report of a 23-year-old girl. J Surg Med. 2020;4(2):170-172. doi:10.28982/josam.635659
Chicago
Yiğit, Banu, Sıtkı Gürkan Yetkin, Bülent Çitgez, Kamile Gülçin Eken, and Hamdi Özşahin. 2020. “Intermammary Pilonidal Sinus: A Case Report of a 23-Year-Old Girl”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 4 (2): 170-72. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.635659.
EndNote
Yiğit B, Yetkin SG, Çitgez B, Eken KG, Özşahin H (February 1, 2020) Intermammary pilonidal sinus: A case report of a 23-year-old girl. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 4 2 170–172.
IEEE
[1]B. Yiğit, S. G. Yetkin, B. Çitgez, K. G. Eken, and H. Özşahin, “Intermammary pilonidal sinus: A case report of a 23-year-old girl”, J Surg Med, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 170–172, Feb. 2020, doi: 10.28982/josam.635659.
ISNAD
Yiğit, Banu - Yetkin, Sıtkı Gürkan - Çitgez, Bülent - Eken, Kamile Gülçin - Özşahin, Hamdi. “Intermammary Pilonidal Sinus: A Case Report of a 23-Year-Old Girl”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 4/2 (February 1, 2020): 170-172. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.635659.
JAMA
1.Yiğit B, Yetkin SG, Çitgez B, Eken KG, Özşahin H. Intermammary pilonidal sinus: A case report of a 23-year-old girl. J Surg Med. 2020;4:170–172.
MLA
Yiğit, Banu, et al. “Intermammary Pilonidal Sinus: A Case Report of a 23-Year-Old Girl”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, vol. 4, no. 2, Feb. 2020, pp. 170-2, doi:10.28982/josam.635659.
Vancouver
1.Banu Yiğit, Sıtkı Gürkan Yetkin, Bülent Çitgez, Kamile Gülçin Eken, Hamdi Özşahin. Intermammary pilonidal sinus: A case report of a 23-year-old girl. J Surg Med. 2020 Feb. 1;4(2):170-2. doi:10.28982/josam.635659

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