Can pilonidal sinus be treated with laparoscopic surgery and what are the other treatment options if it keeps coming back

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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do all requred lab report first to understand risk and progress.

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What does appendix pain feel like?

Normal appendix do not cause any pain unless it is inflammed. During that period, pain usually starts around umbilicus and later travel to right lower abdomen where appendix is situated. It is a sharp shooting type of pain which increases on walking, coughing and pressig on that area. Additional symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and fever may be present.

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I've had an anal abscess for 5 days and my doctor put me on antibiotics. Now they're saying I might need surgery but I really don't want to go through that. Is there another way to treat this without surgery? The pain is unbearable - can't even sit or walk properly and I feel nauseous all the time. What else can I do?

in person dr consultation requred to check physical examination.

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My 3-year-old son has a small lump that only shows up when he coughs or strains. The pediatric surgeons recommended surgery, but the scan didn't show anything. He doesn't seem bothered by it is surgery really necessary? Could it close on its own? I'm really worried and can't stop thinking about it.

it could be hernia and need sx.

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