"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Penis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Penis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Penis" by people in Profiles.
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Cosmetic penile enhancement procedures: an SMSNA position statement. J Sex Med. 2024 May 28; 21(6):573-578.
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Variations in Penile Cancer Management: Results From the Global Society of Rare Genitourinary Tumors Survey. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2023 06; 21(3):376-382.
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Clinical Significance of Shortened Penile Length and Alterations in Penile Length Following Treatment for Peyronie's Disease. Sex Med Rev. 2022 07; 10(3):409-420.
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The Low Submuscular Reservoir Placement With Transfascial Fixation for Inflatable Penile Prostheses. J Sex Med. 2022 08; 19(8):1309-1312.
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Multimodality treatment of penile cancer: Part 2. Urol Oncol. 2022 06; 40(6):207-208.
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Ultrasound Assessment of Penile Blood Flow Following Caudal Block in Children; A Pilot Study. Urology. 2022 09; 167:207-210.
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Multimodality treatment of penile cancer: Part 1. Urol Oncol. 2022 05; 40(5):171-172.
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Association of Analgesic Block With the Incidence of Complications Following Hypospadias Surgery; A Meta-Analysis. Urology. 2022 08; 166:11-17.
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Management of mammalian bites to the external genitalia: a scoping review. BJU Int. 2022 12; 130(6):722-729.
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Trends in treatment of Peyronie's disease in adult men in the United States from 2008 to 2017-results from an encounter and claims database. Int J Impot Res. 2022 Apr; 34(3):280-288.