"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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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Penis" by people in Profiles.
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Rupture of the Corpus Cavernosum in a Pediatric Patient. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Feb 01; 37(2):e73-e74.
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Prospective analysis of cultures from the Furlow insertion tool: a possible etiology for penile prosthesis infections. Int J Impot Res. 2021 Apr; 33(3):291-295.
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Complications of Genital Enlargement Surgery. J Sex Med. 2018 12; 15(12):1811-1817.
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Penile Fracture Following a Fall in a 7-Year-Old Male. Urology. 2017 Aug; 106:200-202.
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Injury to the male external genitalia: a comprehensive review. Int Urol Nephrol. 2017 Apr; 49(4):553-561.
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Reply: To PMID 26142603. Urology. 2015 Jul; 86(1):186.
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National Patterns of Urethral Evaluation and Risk Factors for Urethral Injury in Patients With Penile Fracture. Urology. 2015 Jul; 86(1):181-5.
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Letter to the editor: severe groin pain associated with loss of flow in internal iliac artery in a female patient. J Invasive Cardiol. 2013 Mar; 25(3):A23-4.
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"Mulching" integra for glans penis reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Sep; 126(3):151e-152e.
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Calciphylaxis mimicking penile gangrene: a case report. ScientificWorldJournal. 2009 Dec 16; 9:1355-9.