United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth

This study looks at whether giving extra numbing medicine during nose surgery can help patients use fewer strong pain pills afterward. About 50 adults having nose surgery will be randomly assigned to receive either the extra numbing medicine or not. The goal is to see if this app…

This study aimed to compare two surgical approaches for pilonidal disease: wide excision (removing all diseased tissue plus some healthy tissue) versus minimal surgery (removing only the sinus tracts). The goal was to see which method leads to fewer recurrences and higher patient…