The pain of an infected pilonidal cyst is often excruciating. It feels as if you were to press your tailbone up against the sharp corner of a table and hold it there. After the abscess drains of pus, ...

Follicular cysts are a type of benign ovarian cyst caused by normal hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle. Usually harmless, these fluid-filled sacs grow on the follicles where the egg ...

A 65-year-old patient presenting with left labial and perirectal pain was diagnosed with bilateral Tarlov cysts. Upon treatment of the left Tarlov cyst (the right was asymptomatic) using image-guided ...

Wisdom teeth should be extracted before they cause issues. Preventative removal at an earlier age makes the recovery process ...

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a chronic genetic disorder closely associated with increased oxidative stress and featured by the progressive enlargement of cysts originating ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed with several liver cysts over 15 years ago. My primary doctor and I follow the growth of the cysts by ultrasound, and one is increasing in size. We did an MRI with ...

Stress about HS can interfere with your ability to form and enjoy intimate relationships—but it doesn’t have to.

Between dialyses, patency of these blood vessels depends on maintaining circulation between artery and vein by means of a Teflon-Silastic loop, creating an external arteriovenous fistula.

While it’s a myth that poor hygiene causes hidradenitis suppurativa, strategic skincare habits become extra-important when ...

I had gone out to dinner with a friend, and she talked about finding a lump in her breast and getting it checked. I went home ...

Biopsies can be performed and cysts removed during this procedure ... but it is not the study of choice for evaluating sinus disease. It does not outline the bone, whereas CT allows excellent ...

Individuals rely on birth control to treat a host of medical conditions. But birth control has become a hot-button issue, ...