"Urethra" 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.
A tube that transports URINE from the URINARY BLADDER to the outside of the body in both the sexes. It also has a reproductive function in the male by providing a passage for SPERM.
| Descriptor ID |
D014521
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.444.492.726 A05.810.876
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| Concept/Terms |
Internal Urinary Sphincter- Internal Urinary Sphincter
- Internal Urinary Sphincters
- Sphincter, Internal Urinary
- Urinary Sphincter, Internal
- Internal Urethral Sphincter
- Internal Urethral Sphincters
- Sphincter, Internal Urethral
- Internal Vesical Sphincter
- Internal Vesical Sphincters
- Sphincter, Internal Vesical
- Vesical Sphincter, Internal
External Urinary Sphincter- External Urinary Sphincter
- External Urinary Sphincters
- Sphincter, External Urinary
- Urinary Sphincter, External
- External Urethral Sphincter
- External Urethral Sphincters
- Sphincter, External Urethral
- Urethral Sphincter, External
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urethra" by people in Profiles.
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Self-inserted foreign bodies during COVID-19: two case reports. Hong Kong Med J. 2021 04; 27(2):142-144.
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Validation of the Hologic Aptima Unisex and Multitest Specimen Collection Kits Used for Endocervical and Male Urethral Swab Specimens (Aptima Swabs) for Collection of Samples from SARS-CoV-2-Infected Patients. J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Jul 23; 58(8).
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Development and content validation of the Urethroplasty Training and Assessment Tool (UTAT) for dorsal onlay buccal mucosa graft urethroplasty. BJU Int. 2020 05; 125(5):725-731.
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Molecular Testing for Mycoplasma genitalium in the United States: Results from the AMES Prospective Multicenter Clinical Study. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 11; 57(11).
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Editorial Comment. J Urol. 2019 05; 201(5):914-915.
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Posterior muscle-fascial reconstruction and knotless urethro-neo bladder anastomosis during robot-assisted radical cystectomy: Description of the technique and its impact on urinary continence. Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2019 Mar 29; 91(1):5-10.
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The impact of completeness of last transurethral resection of bladder tumors on the outcomes of radical cystectomy. World J Urol. 2019 Dec; 37(12):2707-2714.
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Urinary tract bleeding from a urethral caruncle mimicking genital tract bleeding. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Feb 25; 12(2).
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Posterior, Anterior, and Periurethral Surgical Reconstruction of Urinary Continence Mechanisms in Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Description and Video Compilation of Commonly Performed Surgical Techniques. Eur Urol. 2019 12; 76(6):814-822.
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Intraoperative assessment of ureteral and graft reperfusion during robotic kidney transplantation with indocyanine green fluorescence videography. Minerva Urol Nefrol. 2019 Feb; 71(1):79-84.