 Perineum
"Perineum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D010502
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.719
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| 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Perineum" by people in Profiles.
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Schlussel AT, Lustik MB, Johnson EK, Maykel JA, Champagne BJ, Goldberg JE, Steele SR. A population-based comparison of open versus minimally invasive abdominoperineal resection. Am J Surg. 2015 May; 209(5):815-23; discussion 823.
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Steele SR, Varma MG, Prichard D, Bharucha AE, Vogler SA, Erdogan A, Rao SS, Lowry AC, Lange EO, Hall GM, Bleier JI, Senagore AJ, Maykel J, Chan SY, Paquette IM, Audett MC, Bastawrous A, Umamaheswaran P, Fleshman JW, Caton G, O'Brien BS, Nelson JM, Steiner A, Garely A, Noor N, Desrosiers L, Kelley R, Jacobson NS. The evolution of evaluation and management of urinary or fecal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Curr Probl Surg. 2015 Mar; 52(3):92-136.
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Houghton SC, Reeves KW, Hankinson SE, Crawford L, Lane D, Wactawski-Wende J, Thomson CA, Ockene JK, Sturgeon SR. Perineal powder use and risk of ovarian cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014 Sep; 106(9).
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Hatch Q, Champagne BJ, Maykel JA, Davis BR, Johnson EK, Bleier JS, Francone TD, Steele SR. Crohn's disease and pregnancy: the impact of perianal disease on delivery methods and complications. Dis Colon Rectum. 2014 Feb; 57(2):174-8.
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Landy HJ, Laughon SK, Bailit JL, Kominiarek MA, Gonzalez-Quintero VH, Ramirez M, Haberman S, Hibbard J, Wilkins I, Branch DW, Burkman RT, Gregory K, Hoffman MK, Learman LA, Hatjis C, Vanveldhuisen PC, Reddy UM, Troendle J, Sun L, Zhang J. Characteristics associated with severe perineal and cervical lacerations during vaginal delivery. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Mar; 117(3):627-35.
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Edwards H, Grotegut C, Harmanli OH, Rapkin D, Dandolu V. Is severe perineal damage increased in women with prior anal sphincter injury? J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2006 Nov; 19(11):723-7.
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Blake DR, Doherty LF. Effect of perineal cleansing on contamination rate of mid-stream urine culture. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2006 Feb; 19(1):31-4.
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Dandolu V, Chatwani A, Harmanli O, Floro C, Gaughan JP, Hernandez E. Risk factors for obstetrical anal sphincter lacerations. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2005 Jul-Aug; 16(4):304-7.
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Daria S, Sugar NF, Feldman KW, Boos SC, Benton SA, Ornstein A. Into hot water head first: distribution of intentional and unintentional immersion burns. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2004 May; 20(5):302-10.
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Ghellai AM, Islam S, Stoker ME. Laparoscopic repair of postoperative perineal hernia. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2002 Apr; 12(2):119-21.
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