"Perineum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The body region lying between the genital area and the ANUS on the surface of the trunk, and to the shallow compartment lying deep to this area that is inferior to the PELVIC DIAPHRAGM. The surface area is between the VULVA and the anus in the female, and between the SCROTUM and the anus in the male.
| Descriptor ID |
D010502
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.719
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Perineum" by people in Profiles.
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Outcomes of freehand transperineal prostate biopsy with omission of antibiotic prophylaxis. BJU Int. 2022 07; 130(1):54-61.
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Assessing the diagnostic performance of systematic freehand PrecisionPoint transperineal prostate biopsy: Comparison of observed outcomes to PBCG nomogram predictions. Urol Oncol. 2022 01; 40(1):4.e9-4.e17.
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I want to go home: should we abandon open surgery for treatment of rectal prolapse? Consideration of discharge destination following surgery for rectal prolapse. Colorectal Dis. 2021 Apr; 23(4):955-966.
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Neuraxial labor analgesia is not an independent predictor of perineal lacerations after vaginal delivery of patients with intrauterine fetal demise. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2017 Nov; 32:21-27.
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Prevalence and Gross Morphologic Features of Perianal Melanocytic Nevi. JAMA Dermatol. 2016 11 01; 152(11):1209-1217.
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Perineal reconstruction with local flaps: technique and results. Tech Coloproctol. 2013 Dec; 17(6):663-70.
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Clinical anatomy and surgical skills training (CASST): development of a multicenter, multidisciplinary program. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Dec; 195(6):1789-93.
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Motor pudendal nerve characterization in the female rat. Anat Rec. 2002 01 01; 266(1):21-9.
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Squamous cell carcinoma arising in an unhealed wound in Crohn's disease. South Med J. 1997 Sep; 90(9):940-2.