"Penis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The external reproductive organ of males. It is composed of a mass of erectile tissue enclosed in three cylindrical fibrous compartments. Two of the three compartments, the corpus cavernosa, are placed side-by-side along the upper part of the organ. The third compartment below, the corpus spongiosum, houses the urethra.
| Descriptor ID |
D010413
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.444.492
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| Concept/Terms |
Glans Penis- Glans Penis
- Glans Peni
- Peni, Glans
- Penis, Glans
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Penis" by people in Profiles.
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A response to recent penile enlargement industry media report. Int J Impot Res. 2023 09; 35(6):509-511.
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Surgical Correction of Adult Congenital Penile Curvature: A Systematic Review. J Sex Med. 2022 02; 19(2):364-376.
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Comparing and Contrasting Peyronie's Disease Guidelines: Points of Consensus and Deviation. J Sex Med. 2021 02; 18(2):363-375.
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Peyronie's Disease and the Female Sexual Partner: A Comparison of the Male and Female Experience. J Sex Med. 2020 12; 17(12):2456-2461.
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The Microbiome Composition of a Man's Penis Predicts Incident Bacterial Vaginosis in His Female Sex Partner With High Accuracy. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020; 10:433.
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Peyronie's disease: Contemporary evaluation and management. Int J Urol. 2020 Jun; 27(6):504-516.
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Patient selection protocol for the Penuma? implant: suggested preoperative evaluation for aesthetic surgery of the penis. Int J Impot Res. 2020 Mar; 32(2):149-152.
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Long-term patient-reported outcomes in men with Peyronie's disease undergoing nonsurgical and nonintralesional injection management. Int J Impot Res. 2021 Jan; 33(1):75-81.
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A Comparison of Hemostatic Patches Versus Pericardium Allograft for the Treatment of Complex Peyronie's Disease With Penile Prosthesis and Plaque Incision. Urology. 2019 07; 129:113-118.
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Additional procedures performed at time of penile prosthesis implantation: a review of current literature. Int J Impot Res. 2020 Jan; 32(1):89-98.