"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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Penis" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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Outcomes of surgical treatment of Peyronie's disease. BJU Int. 2014 May; 113(5):704-13.
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Review of non-surgical treatment options for Peyronie's disease. Int J Impot Res. 2012 Jan-Feb; 24(1):1-10.
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Trauma, gender reassignment, and penile augmentation. J Sex Med. 2010 Apr; 7(4 Pt 2):1657-67.
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Penile shortening after radical prostatectomy and Peyronie's surgery. Curr Urol Rep. 2009 Nov; 10(6):468-74.
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Peyronie's disease. J Sex Med. 2004 Jul; 1(1):110-5.
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Treatment of erectile dysfunction in patients with Peyronie's disease using sildenafil citrate. Int J Impot Res. 2002 Dec; 14(6):478-82.