What is a Pilonidal Cyst?
- A pilonidal cyst is a collection of fluid and tissue, which can cause pain in the area of the sacrum and coccyx (tailbone).
- I recently published an online article and video discussing the symptoms and physical exam findings of Pilonidal Cyst.
- You can see that previous article and previous video here: Pilonidal Cyst Causing Tailbone Pain
The next step is to discuss the MRI findings of a Pilonidal Cyst.
- MRI is an advanced imaging test that can show details such as a pilonidal cyst.
- To reveal the video, click on the image or on the Link below:
- Link to the Video: https://youtu.be/QAsZYiKyTyM
Here is the text from the video:
- This is a video just showing a pilonidal cyst on an MRI.
- So basically here, just to orient you, we’re looking at MRI slices.
- We’re looking at the sacroiliac joint on the right and over here on the left.
- And then here’s the sacrum.
- You can just see the start of the where you can see the sacral canal here and a little bit of the sacral hiatus.
- And if I start scrolling down we get down to lower sacrum right where the arrow is here.
- The computer is a little sluggish.
- But coming down here we can see the coccyx on cross-section here at oval-shaped white structure.
- And then here is the pilonidal cyst.
- So this bright white structure on this particular type of MRI image, where basically the white structure here is the pilonidal cyst.
- And then this white line extending to the surface (because out here this is the skin out here, coccyx there).
- So the pilonidal cyst has a “track” or “fistula tract” = the connection or tunnel coming down to the surface of the skin right there.
- Here you can just see the line, that’s the track.
- And the coccyx has now disappeared, so we’re actually now below the coccyx.
- So the pilonidal cyst was right at the back of the coccyx slightly to this side here.
- So this is the midline, so slightly to this side.
- This is actually slightly to the left of midline.
- I know that on the image it looks like it’s to the right, but that’s because the way the patient is laying, the way the image is taken.
- Things over here on this side of the screen will be on the patient’s right side.
- Whereas this side of the screen over here will be the patient’s left side so this is just slightly to the side.
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His personable, private-practice office is located on a modern, renowned, academic medical school campus, at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
For an appointment, call 973-972-2802.
https://tailbonedoctor.com/
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