"Umbilicus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The pit in the center of the ABDOMINAL WALL marking the point where the UMBILICAL CORD entered in the FETUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D014472
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.923.047.849
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Umbilicus" by people in Profiles.
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Rosenberg M, Perez Coulter A, Pepper V, Banever G, Tashjian D, Moriarty K, Tirabassi MV. Safety of an Unconventional Vertical Transumbilical Incision for Pediatric Umbilical Hernia Repair. J Surg Res. 2025 Jun; 310:35-40.
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Stanhiser J, Goodman L, Soto E, Al-Aref I, Wu J, Gojayev A, Nutter B, Falcone T. Supraumbilical primary trocar insertion for laparoscopic access: the relationship between points of entry and retroperitoneal vital vasculature by imaging. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Oct; 213(4):506.e1-5.
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Humphrey JE, Canes D. Transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site surgery in urology. Int J Urol. 2012 May; 19(5):416-28.
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Sheehan D, Hussain S, Vijayaraghavan G. Umbilical concretion. J Radiol Case Rep. 2011; 5(4):25-31.
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Desai MM, Stein R, Rao P, Canes D, Aron M, Rao PP, Haber GP, Fergany A, Kaouk J, Gill IS. Embryonic natural orifice transumbilical endoscopic surgery (E-NOTES) for advanced reconstruction: initial experience. Urology. 2009 Jan; 73(1):182-7.
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Aron M, Canes D, Desai MM, Haber GP, Kaouk JH, Gill IS. Transumbilical single-port laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. BJU Int. 2009 Feb; 103(4):516-21.
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Canes D, Desai MM, Aron M, Haber GP, Goel RK, Stein RJ, Kaouk JH, Gill IS. Transumbilical single-port surgery: evolution and current status. Eur Urol. 2008 Nov; 54(5):1020-9.
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Gill IS, Canes D, Aron M, Haber GP, Goldfarb DA, Flechner S, Desai MR, Kaouk JH, Desai MM. Single port transumbilical (E-NOTES) donor nephrectomy. J Urol. 2008 Aug; 180(2):637-41; discussion 641.
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Haber GP, Crouzet S, Kamoi K, Berger A, Aron M, Goel R, Canes D, Desai M, Gill IS, Kaouk JH. Robotic NOTES (Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery) in reconstructive urology: initial laboratory experience. Urology. 2008 Jun; 71(6):996-1000.
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Sina B, Deng A. Umbilical metastasis from prostate carcinoma (Sister Mary Joseph's nodule): a case report and review of literature. J Cutan Pathol. 2007 Jul; 34(7):581-3.