"Inguinal Canal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The tunnel in the lower anterior ABDOMINAL WALL through which the SPERMATIC CORD, in the male; ROUND LIGAMENT, in the female; nerves; and vessels pass. Its internal end is at the deep inguinal ring and its external end is at the superficial inguinal ring.
| Descriptor ID |
D007264
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.923.047.412
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| Concept/Terms |
Inguinal Canal- Inguinal Canal
- Canal, Inguinal
- Canals, Inguinal
- Inguinal Canals
Inguinal Ring- Inguinal Ring
- Inguinal Rings
- Ring, Inguinal
- Rings, Inguinal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Inguinal Canal" by people in Profiles.
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The management of an ectopic ovary in the inguinal canal: literature review and discussion. Pediatr Surg Int. 2014 Oct; 30(10):1075-8.
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Complications in the surgical treatment of pediatric melanoma. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Jun; 48(6):1249-53.
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Phase 1 prospective evaluation of the oncological adequacy of robotic assisted video-endoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy in patients with penile carcinoma. BJU Int. 2013 Jun; 111(7):1068-74.
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Transinguinal laparoscopic exploration for identification of contralateral inguinal hernias in pediatric patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Dec; 46(12):2349-52.
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Prospective assessment of postoperative complications and associated costs following inguinal lymph node dissection (ILND) in melanoma patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Oct; 17(10):2764-72.
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The inguinal canal: anatomy and imaging features of common and uncommon masses. Radiographics. 2008 May-Jun; 28(3):819-35; quiz 913.
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Nonpalpable testes: is there a relationship between ultrasonographic and operative findings? Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Apr; 37(4):374-9.
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Abdominal wall anatomy: the key to a successful inguinal hernia repair. Am J Surg. 2004 Dec; 188(6A Suppl):3S-8S.
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Treatment of acute inguinal hemorrhage from metastatic penile carcinoma using an endovascular stent graft. J Urol. 2004 Nov; 172(5 Pt 1):1878-9.
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Extensive pigmented villonodular synovitis with markedly pigmented lymphadenopathy and its implication for differential diagnosis with malignant melanoma. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2003 Apr; 7(2):95-9.