"Defecation" 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 normal process of elimination of fecal material from the RECTUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D003672
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G10.261.165
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Defecation" by people in Profiles.
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Consensus Definitions and Interpretation Templates for Dynamic Ultrasound Imaging of Defecatory Pelvic Floor Disorders. Urogynecology (Phila). 2023 Mar 01; 29(3):327-343.
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Somewhere to go: assessing the impact of public restroom interventions on reports of open defecation in San Francisco, California from 2014 to 2020. BMC Public Health. 2022 09 04; 22(1):1673.
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Consensus Definitions and Interpretation Templates for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Defecatory Pelvic Floor Disorders: Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Society of Abdominal Radiology, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, the International Urogynecological Association, and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons. Dis Colon Rectum. 2021 10 01; 64(10):1184-1197.
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Consensus Definitions and Interpretation Templates for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Defecatory Pelvic Floor Disorders: Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Society of Abdominal Radiology, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, the International Urogynecological Association, and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 Oct; 217(4):800-812.
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Consensus Definitions and Interpretation Templates for Fluoroscopic Imaging of Defecatory Pelvic Floor Disorders Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Society of Abdominal Radiology, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, the International Urogynecological Association, and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021 01 01; 27(1):e1-e12.
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Enteric RET inhibition attenuates gastrointestinal secretion and motility via cholinergic signaling in rat colonic mucosal preparations. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2019 04; 31(4):e13479.
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Pharmacological Treatment of Opioid-Induced Constipation Is Effective but Choice of Endpoints Affects the Therapeutic Gain. Dig Dis Sci. 2019 01; 64(1):39-49.
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Development of A Multidimensional Scale to Assess Attitudinal Determinants of Sanitation Uptake and Use. Environ Sci Technol. 2015 Nov 17; 49(22):13613-21.
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Rectocele in children: a case report. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Nov; 45(11):e35-8.
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Exposure of the amygdala to elevated levels of corticosterone alters colonic motility in response to acute psychological stress. Neuropharmacology. 2010 Jun; 58(7):1161-7.