{"id":3841,"date":"2022-11-30T10:20:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T10:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovacirugia.com\/cholelithiasis\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T16:32:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T16:32:59","slug":"cholelithiasis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/innovacirugia.com\/en\/cholelithiasis\/","title":{"rendered":"Cholelithiasis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3841\" class=\"elementor elementor-3841 elementor-2626\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f79ec63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f79ec63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79e5bce0\" data-id=\"79e5bce0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-890ce53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"890ce53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cholelithiasis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c17b123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c17b123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>9.7% of the adult population suffers from gall stones.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778262b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"778262b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/innovacirugia.com\/contactanos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b55b8be elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"3b55b8be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a92cf1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a92cf1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6defbd\" data-id=\"a6defbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9010bb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9010bb5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ce1e80\" data-id=\"3ce1e80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4ec58b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4ec58b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cholelithiasis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca1706a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca1706a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba8826d\" data-id=\"ba8826d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d4dd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29d4dd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Cholelithiasis<\/strong> is the presence of one or more stones (lithiasis) in the gallbladder.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It is relatively frequent.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  <\/span>In Western countries, <span class=\"s1\">approximately <\/span>10% of adults and 20% of those over 65 years of age have gallstones. Gallstones are usually asymptomatic in most cases<span class=\"s1\">(approximately <\/span>80%). <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When they produce symptoms (remaining 20%), the most frequent symptom is biliary colic, which typically presents with acute pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen and may be accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Attacks of pain usually <span class=\"s1\">last <\/span>less than 6h but can last up to 12h. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  <\/span>The pain is usually severe enough to require emergency care. It usually subsides with the administration of analgesics. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c327398 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c327398\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32132be\" data-id=\"32132be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3817099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3817099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Complications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0e2e14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0e2e14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ed8710\" data-id=\"3ed8710\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23bbc1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23bbc1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Cholelithiasis can also lead to <strong>more serious complications<\/strong> such as:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong> Acute calculous cholecystitis<\/strong> (infection and inflammation of the gallbladder).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong> Choledocholithiasis<\/strong> (obstruction of the bile ducts by stones in the main bile ducts, which may be accompanied by infection (acute cholangitis)).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong> Acute lithiasic pancreatitis<\/strong> (pancreatic inflammation due to the effect of stones).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">These complications require hospital admission and sometimes urgent surgery.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">There is a <strong>risk of developing symptoms of cholelithiasis<\/strong> of <span class=\"s1\">approximately <\/span>2% per year. The most common initial symptom is biliary colic, although it can sometimes debut with major biliary complications, such as those mentioned above. When cholelithiasis begins to produce symptoms, it is likely to continue to cause problems.  <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  <\/span>Between 20 and 40% of patients re-experience colic within one year, with 1 to 2% of major complications per year.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Risk factors<\/strong> for the development of gallbladder stones are female sex, overweight, age over 40 years, Indo-American ethnicity, <span class=\"s1\">high-fat<\/span> diet, rapid weight loss and family history.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93bf985 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93bf985\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c43b223\" data-id=\"c43b223\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c0bca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c0bca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">________________________<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76b2e6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76b2e6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb82b23\" data-id=\"fb82b23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ab2f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19ab2f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Diagnosis<\/strong> is usually carried out with ultrasound, although sometimes CT or MRI scans are necessary.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If cholelithiasis causes symptoms or complications, cholecystectomy is indicated, unless the very high surgical risk makes it inadvisable.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In some cases (large stones, <span class=\"s1\">multiple millimetric stones <\/span>or porcelain or scleroatrophic gallbladder), or by patient&#8217;s choice, surgery without symptoms may be indicated.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If lithiasis is detected in the main bile duct (choledocholithiasis), it is usually removed by an endoscopic technique called ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) before gallbladder surgery.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Cholecystectomy<\/strong> (removal of the gallbladder) <strong>is performed laparoscopically<\/strong> in the vast majority of cases today. As it is a minimally invasive surgery, recovery is usually very fast, with an overnight stay. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  <\/span>Rarely, it may be <span class=\"s1\">necessary <\/span>to convert to conventional open surgery or to use the open approach at the outset.  <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ab796c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ab796c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcd28e2\" data-id=\"bcd28e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81927ed\" data-id=\"81927ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc7bf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dc7bf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovacirugia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/db026f4d-8e4a-4bbd-8153-bd27a21b4a07_source-aspect-ratio_default_0-pygxjk7apnkq8khawjhd9x3noe724z78hf6w4sf4qk.jpeg\" title=\"db026f4d-8e4a-4bbd-8153-bd27a21b4a07_source-aspect-ratio_default_0\" alt=\"db026f4d-8e4a-4bbd-8153-bd27a21b4a07_source-aspect-ratio_default_0\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Graphic Scheme. Cholelithiasis. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c44968\" data-id=\"6c44968\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57cda1f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57cda1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10e48440\" data-id=\"10e48440\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-212c49cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"212c49cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f8a042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59f8a042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">about Pilonidal Sinus<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e088346 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"e088346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2351\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2351\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do I know if I have a pilonidal sinus?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2351\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2351\"><div class=\"wWOJcd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"exacc_NQYzY4iWGrLM1sQPrZe_IA_5\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"exacc_NQYzY4iWGrLM1sQPrZe_IA_2\">\n<div class=\"r21Kzd\" data-hveid=\"CAoQAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjIhPOLlbX6AhUyppUCHa3LDwQQuk56BAgKEAE\">The main signs of a pilonidal cyst are as follows:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"exacc_NQYzY4iWGrLM1sQPrZe_IA_5\" class=\"MBtdbb\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjIhPOLlbX6AhUyppUCHa3LDwQQ7NUEegQIChAD\">\n<div class=\"ymu2Hb\">\n<div id=\"_NQYzY4iWGrLM1sQPrZe_IA_27\" class=\"t0bRye r2fjmd\" data-hveid=\"CAoQBA\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjIhPOLlbX6AhUyppUCHa3LDwQQu04oAHoECAoQBA\">\n<div id=\"NQYzY4iWGrLM1sQPrZe_IA__7\">\n<div class=\"wDYxhc\" data-md=\"83\">\n<div class=\"di3YZe\">\n<div class=\"RqBzHd\">\n<ol class=\"X5LH0c\">\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Reddening of the skin<\/li>\n<li>Pain<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Presence of pus or blood in an opening of the skin.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Unpleasant odor of oozing pus.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2352\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2352\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Which physician can treat a pilonidal sinus?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2352\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2352\"><p>This pathology should be treated by a specialist in coloproctology, which is responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus.<\/p>\n<p>As we know, the <b>pilonidal<\/b> cyst is located in the region above the intergluteal fold, an area of treatment for this specialist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2353\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2353\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What does a pilonidal cyst look like?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2353\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2353\"><div class=\"wWOJcd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"exacc_dwszY5nVMK3V1sQP5omwwAQ_4\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"exacc_dwszY5nVMK3V1sQP5omwwAQ_3\">\n<div class=\"r21Kzd\" data-hveid=\"CAQQAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjZ7PKNmrX6AhWtqpUCHeYEDEgQuk56BAgEEAE\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">A <\/span><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">pilonidal cyst <\/b>is<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> a cavity that <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> forms around a hair follicle in the crease between the buttocks, which may look like a small dimple or pore in the skin containing a dark spot or hair. <\/span> <\/div>\n<div data-hveid=\"CAQQAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjZ7PKNmrX6AhWtqpUCHeYEDEgQuk56BAgEEAE\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"r21Kzd\" data-hveid=\"CAQQAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjZ7PKNmrX6AhWtqpUCHeYEDEgQuk56BAgEEAE\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">certain cases, the <\/span>cyst may become<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> infected, resulting in a <\/span><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">pilonidal<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">abscess <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2354\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2354\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How to remove a pilonidal cyst without surgery?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2354\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2354\"><div class=\"wWOJcd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"exacc_9wwzY64p5NnWxA-flogo_2\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"exacc_9wwzY64p5NnWxA-flogo_1\">\n<div class=\"r21Kzd\" data-hveid=\"CAYQAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjugNDEm7X6AhXkrJUCHR8LAgUQuk56BAgGEAE\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In many cases, the <\/span><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">pilonidal cyst<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> cannot be removed <\/span>without surgery, especially if it is a  <span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">chronic condition. Therefore, only in acute processes can it be eliminated with drainage and antibiotic treatment. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cholelithiasis 9.7% of the adult population suffers from gall stones. Learn more! Cholelithiasis Cholelithiasis is the presence of one or more stones (lithiasis) in the gallbladder. It is relatively frequent. In Western countries, approximately 10% of adults and 20% of those over 65 years of age have gallstones. 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