Biofilm, Pilonidal Cysts and Sinuses

Front Matter ....Pages i-x
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Biofilm: History, Cause, and Treatment  (Melvin A. Shiffman)....Pages 3-5
 Biofilm: Clinical Experience  (Tanja Planinšek Ručigaj)....Pages 7-19
 Mixed-Species Biofilm Compromises Wound Healing by Disrupting Epidermal Barrier Function  (Terri A. Zomerlei, Gayle M. Gordillo)....Pages 21-26
 Anti-biofilm Agents  (Oana Săndulescu, Mihai Săndulescu)....Pages 27-54
 Wound Dressing in the Oral Cavity  (Esi Sharon, David Polak, Shay Sharon, Nurit Beyth)....Pages 55-68
 Bacterial Biofilms on Wounds, a Major Factor That Delays Wound Healing and a Potential Threat to Human Life and Economy  (Theerthankar Das, Onder Kimyon, Michael J. Manefield)....Pages 69-88
 Antibiofilm Efficacy of Honeybee Products Against Wound Biofilm  (Martin Sojka, Miroslava Horniackova, Marcela Bucekova, Viktor Majtan, Juraj Majtan)....Pages 89-108
 Biofilm in Infective Endocarditis and Clinical Implications  (Haytham Elgharably, Syed T. Hussain, Nabin K. Shrestha, Gosta B. Pettersson)....Pages 109-120
 Bacteriophage-Mediated Biocontrol of Wound Infections, and Ecological Exploitation of Biofilms by Phages  (Stephen T. Abedon)....Pages 121-158
Front Matter ....Pages 159-159
 History and General Information on Pilonidal Cysts and Sinuses  (Melvin A. Shiffman)....Pages 161-167
 Pilonidal Disease  (Sunil Anand, Sushila Chauhan)....Pages 169-186
 Pilonidal Sinus Disease  (Dietrich Doll)....Pages 187-196
 Risk Factors of Pilonidal Sinüs in Teenagers  (Turan Yildiz, Zekeriya Ilce)....Pages 197-201
 Wounds After Excision of Pilonidal Sinus Disease  (Johannes Jongen, Volker Kahlke)....Pages 203-207
 Sclerosing Pilonidal Sinus Tracts by Crystallized or Liquid Phenol  (Cuneyt Kayaalp, Ersin Gundogan, Metin Kement)....Pages 209-213
 Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus Disease  (Aly Saber, Emad K. Bayumi)....Pages 215-230
 The Infected Pilonidal Sinus – Comparison of Conservative versus Plastic Surgical Treatment after Excision  (Sonja Dahmann, Patricia Beatrice Lebo, Max Vinzenz Meyer-Marcotty)....Pages 231-240
 Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach to Complicated Recurrent Pilonidal Sinus  (Vahit Onur Gul, Sebahattin Destek, Serkan Ahıoglu)....Pages 241-250
 Treatment of Pilonidal Disease  (Barış Sevinç)....Pages 251-254
 Tandem Rhomboid Flap Repair: A New Technique in Treatment of Extensive Pilonidal Disease of the Natal Cleft  (Naveen Narayan, Prema Dhanraj)....Pages 255-260
 Conservative vs. Surgical Interventions for Umbilical Pilonidal Sinus  (Mehmet Kaplan, Huseyin Cahit Yalcin, Onder Ozcan, Fatma Cigdem Kaplan)....Pages 261-276
 Subcutaneous Destruction of Sinus Tract with Long-Term Vessel-Loop Drainage as Minimal Invasive Surgical Treatment for Primary Pilonidal Sinus  (Michael Korenkov)....Pages 277-282
 Correction to: Treatment of Pilonidal Disease  (Barış Sevinç)....Pages 283-283