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excision of sinus tracts
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what is 'excision of sinus tracts'?
Definition for excision of sinus tracts
excision of sinus tracts is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: actinomycosis, pilonidal cyst and spinal congenital dermal sinus.
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actinomycosis
type of chronic bacterial infection
excision of sinus tracts and actinomycosis
pilonidal cyst
swelling and infection in the sinus or pit in the crease between the buttocks
excision of sinus tracts and pilonidal cyst
spinal congenital dermal sinus
sinus tracts along spina
excision of sinus tracts and spinal congenital dermal sinus
branchial cleft cyst
congenital cyst in neck
excision of sinus tracts and branchial cleft cyst
preauricular sinus
excision of sinus tracts and preauricular sinus
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Excision
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Surgical incision and drainage
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Surgical incision and drainage skin lesion
excision of sinus tracts and Surgical incision and drainage skin lesion
CT of Neck Soft Tissues
excision of sinus tracts and CT of Neck Soft Tissues
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Abdominal MRI
MRI of abdominal contents
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Acid Fast Stain, Partial or Modified
excision of sinus tracts and Acid Fast Stain, Partial or Modified
Actinomycetes Culture
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Biopsy
excision of sinus tracts and Biopsy
Brain MRI
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C Reactive Protein (CRP)
excision of sinus tracts and C Reactive Protein (CRP)
CT Guided Needle Biopsy
excision of sinus tracts and CT Guided Needle Biopsy
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excision of sinus tracts and Central venous catheter
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amoxicillin-clavulanate(augmentin)
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amoxicillin/clavulanic acid
excision of sinus tracts and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid
ceftizoxime(cefizox )
excision of sinus tracts and ceftizoxime(cefizox )
ceftriaxone
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ceftriaxone(rocephin , ceftriaxone sodium)
excision of sinus tracts and ceftriaxone(rocephin , ceftriaxone sodium)
ciprofloxacin(cipro)
excision of sinus tracts and ciprofloxacin(cipro)
clindamycin
excision of sinus tracts and clindamycin
clindamycin(cleocin hcl)
excision of sinus tracts and clindamycin(cleocin hcl)
demeclocycline(declomycin , demeclocycline hydrochloride)
excision of sinus tracts and demeclocycline(declomycin , demeclocycline hydrochloride)
doxycycline
excision of sinus tracts and doxycycline
doxycycline(vibramycin)
excision of sinus tracts and doxycycline(vibramycin)
erythromycin(e-mycin)
excision of sinus tracts and erythromycin(e-mycin)
imipenem-cilastatin(primaxin iv , primaxin im)
excision of sinus tracts and imipenem-cilastatin(primaxin iv , primaxin im)
imipenem/cilastatin
excision of sinus tracts and imipenem/cilastatin
minocycline(minocin)
excision of sinus tracts and minocycline(minocin)
penicillin g
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penicillin vk
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penicillin(penicillin g sodium)
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Pilonidal sinus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Surgery involves either drainage of the sinus, or complete excision. ... Full-excision surgery is one way of removing the abscess and sinus tracts. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilonidal_sinus
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eMedicine - Pilonidal Disease : Article by James de Caestecker
In the 1950s, pilonidal sinus disease was thought to be of congenital origin ... After excision of the pilonidal sinus, cavity, and lateral tracts, the cavity is ...
http://emedicine.com/med/topic2738.htm
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eMedicine - Actinomycosis : Article by Talib Najjar, DMD, MDS, PhD
... coupled with drainage of the abscesses or radical excision of the sinus tracts. ... of various treatment modalities, including excision of sinus tracts, drainage ...
http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic767.htm
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Pilonidal Cysts: What Are the Risk Factors? on MedicineNet.com
Get the facts on the risk factors, symptoms and treatment of pilonidal cysts. ... creating multiple abscesses and sinus tracts (abnormal paths of tissue destruction) ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=87866
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Lack of microbiological concordance between bone and non-bone specimens ...
... debridement-including excision of inert and foreign material- and obliteration ... in 3 of these 10 patients (30%). Drainage from sinus tracts was cultured as ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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eMedicine - Preauricular Sinuses : Article by Noah S Scheinfeld
... the best outcome is wide local excision of the sinus, not simple sinectomy. ... Poor delineation of the entire sinus tract during surgery ...
http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic922.htm
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Hidradenitis suppurativa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sinus tracts are a late sign of the disease. ... wide local excision (with or without skin grafting), or laser surgery. radiotherapy ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidradenitis_suppurativa
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Branchiootorenal Syndrome
Management of BOR includes excision of branchial cleft cysts/fistulae, fitting ... Branchial cleft sinus tract appearing as a ... and sinus tracts can drain. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/picrender.fcgi?book=ge...
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eMedicine - Pilonidal Cyst and Sinus : Article by Robert Ringelheim
These microabscesses eventually result in the creation of more sinus tracts and abscesses. ... has equal cure rates of surgical excision. Complications ...
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic771.htm
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Chronic encapsulated mediastinal abscess presenting with remote ...
A 79 year old man presented with a discharging sinus in the epigastrium. ... excision of the abscess cavity and the fistulous tract and obliteration of the ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1560126
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eMedicine - Preauricular Cysts, Pits, and Fissures : Article Excerpt by ...
... near the front of the ear and mark the entrance to a sinus tract that may travel ... Simple excision at the base may be performed using topical EMLA cream. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/byname/Preauricular-Cysts--Pits--and-Fissures.htm
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eMedicine - Keloid and Hypertrophic Scar : Article by Brian Berman
... dysfunction, hypotension, sick sinus syndrome, second- or ... In keloid excision sites, 7 (63.6%) of 11 evaluated at 24 wk exhibited mild hyperpigmentation ...
http://emedicine.com/derm/topic205.htm
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Predicting the Probability of Meningioma Recurrence in the Preoperative ...
... tumor, moderate (Grade 2) indicating extensions along white matter tracts for ... after surgical excision over time based on proximity to a major sinus (p<0.04) ...
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eMedicine - Preauricular Cysts, Pits, and Fissures : Article by Samuel ...
Complete excision of the cyst or sinus tract may be undertaken in cases of ... Complete surgical excision of a preauricular sinus tract or cyst is indicated in ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic200.htm
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eMedicine - Neck, Cysts : Article by Jonathan C Smith
A sinus tract or fistula, when present, travels over the angle of the mandible ... most authors recommend complete excision of the cyst along with the sinus tract. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic283.htm
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eMedicine - Hidradenitis Suppurativa : Article by Naveen Pokala
Perform intraoperative mapping of the sinus tracts with methyl violet, which ... Treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa with carbon dioxide laser excision and ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/TOPIC2717.HTM
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eMedicine - Craniopharyngioma : Article by George C Bobustuc
... (ie, compression) of the optic chiasma and/or tracts; visual fields should ... Cavernous Sinus Syndromes. Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis. Low-Grade ...
http://emedicine.com/NEURO/topic584.htm
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nci.nih.gov/templates/db_alpha.aspx?print=1&expand=E
... organs of the body, and the lining of the respiratory and digestive tracts. ... A type of paranasal sinus (a hollow space in the bones around the nose) ...
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eMedicine - Pilonidal Disease : Article Excerpt by James de Caestecker
The recurrence of the disorder after complete excision of the disease tissue ... Pain and purulent discharge from the sinus tract are present 70-80% of the time ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/byname/pilonidal-disease.htm
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eMedicine - Actinomycosis : Article by Hari Polenakovik
... and formation of multiple abscesses and sinus tracts that may discharge ... and drainage of abscesses, excision of sinus tracts and recalcitrant fibrotic ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic31.htm
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eMedicine - Hidradenitis Suppurativa : Article by Marina Jovanovic
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a disorder of the terminal follicular epithelium in the apocrine gland?bearing skin. ... sinus tracts, and simple excision ...
http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic892.htm
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Best Practice No 169
... and immunohistochemical evidence of eIF4E positivity at excision margins ... Kirchner JA, Owen J. Five hundred cancers of the larynx and pyriform sinus. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1769882
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eMedicine - Skull Base, Benign Tumors : Article Excerpt by Mario J Imola
The mainstay of treatment is surgical excision. ... In most cases, a sinus tract connects the cystic mass to the skin surface in the ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/byname/Skull-Base--Benign-Tumors.htm
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Peripheral vascular disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plaque excision, in which the plaque is scraped off of the inside of the vessel wall. ... material is often used for large tracts when the veins are of lesser ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_artery_occlusive_disease
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eMedicine - Skull Base, Benign Tumors : Article by Mario J Imola
The mainstay of treatment is surgical excision. ... In most cases, a sinus tract connects the cystic mass to the skin surface in the ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic238.htm
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eMedicine - Congenital Malformations, Nose : Article by Ted L Tewfik
Embryologic development of the nose and nasal cavities are discussed, as well as ... Treatment involves complete cyst and sinus tract excision. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic320.htm
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eMedicine - Pediatric Sinusitis, Surgical Treatment : Article by John E ...
Surgical management of chronic sinusitis has 2 distinct eras in the past 50 ... occurs when the outflow tract of the sinus is blocked, fluid becomes trapped, ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic613.htm
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eMedicine - Pediatric Urologic Gynecology : Article by Andrew J Kirsch
... related to the development of the urinary and genital tracts. ... female epispadias, urogenital sinus anomalies, duplicated ectopic ureters, ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2918.htm
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eMedicine - Dermoid Tumor, CNS : Article by Conway Lien
... may account for the presence of dermal sinus tracts or dimples, which are more ... treatment goal for dermoid and epidermoid tumors is complete surgical excision. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic210.htm
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IHPBA Posters
... tract, surgical treatment, postoperative extracorporal inclusion of ... Transduodenal excision of ampullary tumours. A Bohra1, L McKie2 and T Diamond3 ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2020617
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eMedicine - Bladder Anomalies : Article by Bartley G Cilento, Jr
Therefore, undertake surgical excision of these diverticula with care to avoid ... The sinus drains to the umbilicus, and this drainage often is the result of ...
http://www.emedicine.com/PED/topic1402.htm
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A Sertoli cell-selective knockout of the androgen receptor causes ...
Correct excision was verified by Southern blot analysis of KpnI-digested DNA ... Dissection of urogenital tracts of WT, ARKO, and SCARKO male mice at the age ...
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eMedicine - Nocardiosis : Article by Brent A. Shook
... area of localized tumorlike swelling with multiple sinus tracts; however, ... Surgical debridement or excision often is vital in the treatment of nocardiosis. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/derm/fulltopic/topic297.htm
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Hidradenitis Suppurativa - eMedicine
Clinical overview of hidradenitis suppurativa, a chronic condition characterized by swollen, painful, inflamed lesions on parts of the body that contain apocrine glands.
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic259.htm
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eMedicine - Skull Base, Petrous Apex, Tumors : Article by Michael J Fucci
The posteromedial tract of Lindsay extending along the ... Complete surgical excision with postoperative radiation therapy is the treatment plan of choice. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic244.htm
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Head and Neck Cancer Symposium - Office of Rare Diseases
A complete examination of the upper aerodigestive tract is difficult to ... Most cases of carcinoma of the lip may be treated by simple surgical excision. ...
http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/asp/html/conferences/confer...
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eMedicine - Streeter Dysplasia : Article by Twee Do
... bands after birth includes band excision with 1-2 mm of normal ... removal of the sinus tracts, as these tend to be located more distally than are ...
http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic561.htm
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eMedicine - Actinomycosis : Article by Jorge M Quinonez
... of chest wall muscles and soft tissues may lead to the formation of sinus tracts ... tract excision, incision and drainage of empyemas, and abscesses and bone ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic26.htm
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eMedicine - Genital Anomalies : Article by Luigi Avolio
Some also advocate excision of redundant skin, multiple z-plasties, ... sinus is defined as a common channel into which genital and urinary tracts both open. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2798.htm
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eMedicine - Disorders of the Umbilicus : Article by Robert K Minkes
... can result in fistulas, sinus tracts, cysts, congenital bands, and mucosal remnants. ... Most umbilical hernia repairs and excision of umbilical remnants can be ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2948.htm
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Branchiootorenal Syndrome -- GeneReviews -- NCBI Bookshelf
Management of BOR includes excision of branchial cleft cysts/fistulae, fitting ... Branchial cleft sinus tract appearing as a pin-point opening anterior to the ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gene&part=bor
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eMedicine - Renoalimentary Fistula : Article by Martha K Terris
... case report has described a sinus tract between the appendix and renal ... excision of the fistula complex, including the affected bowel and urinary tract ...
http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2863.htm
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A method for primary reconstruction following radical excision of ...
... permits the total extirpation of cyst and sinus tracts while allowing for a ... Treatment of Pilonidal Sinus by Excision and Primary Closure. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1344492
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eMedicine - Folliculoma : Article by Craig G Burkhart
Some have described the sinus tracts as secondary follicles branching from the ... Complete local excision is an adequate treatment for this entity. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic430.htm
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eMedicine - Mohs Micrographic Surgery : Article by Maureen Mooney
Chronic sinus tracts and ulcers. Chronic osteomyelitis. Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus ... Although tumors treated with excision have a cure rate of 80%, the ...
http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic542.htm
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eMedicine - Thrombophlebitis, Septic : Article by Christian Theodosis
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis. Cellulitis. Cholangitis. Cholecystitis and Biliary Colic ... Immediate excision of the involved purulent vein dramatically reduces the ...
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic581.htm
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e-Letters ? new additions
Day-Care Surgery for Pilonidal Sinus ? 2 Responses. Author's Response. Use of Cortical Screw to Aid Single Piece Excision of the Trapezium: A Simple ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1963572
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eMedicine - Skull Base, Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma ...
The free edge of the tentorium and the greater petrosal sinus attach to the ... approaches, the path of egress is generally through pneumatized air cell tracts. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic239.htm
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eMedicine - Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare : Article by Janak Koirala
... avium complex (MAC) consists of two species?M avium and ... Sinus tracts may be present in ... Surgical excision of the affected lymph nodes remains the ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1532.htm
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eMedicine - Fistula-in-Ano : Article by Dennis Zagrodnik II
... appears as an open sinus or elevation of granulation ... with removal of the primary and secondary tracts and complete excision of the internal opening. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2710.htm
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