 Urethra
"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,
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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 |
Urethral Sphincters- Urethral Sphincters
- Sphincter, Urethral
- Sphincters, Urethral
- Urethral Sphincter
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urethra" by people in Profiles.
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Vilanova-Sanchez A, Halleran DR, Reck CA, McCracken K, Hewitt G, Gasior AC, Weaver L, Ahmad H, Akers A, Jaggers J, Rentea RM, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Factors predicting the need for vaginal replacement at the time of primary reconstruction of a cloacal malformation. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jan; 55(1):71-74.
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Halleran DR, Thompson B, Fuchs M, Vilanova-Sanchez A, Rentea RM, Bates DG, McCracken K, Hewitt G, Ching C, DaJusta D, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Urethral length in female infants and its relevance in the repair of cloaca. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Feb; 54(2):303-306.
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Little DC, Shah SR, St Peter SD, Calkins CM, Murphy JP, Gatti JM, Gittes GK, Sharp RJ, Andrews WS, Holcomb GW, Ostlie DJ, Snyder CL. Urachal anomalies in children: the vanishing relevance of the preoperative voiding cystourethrogram. J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Dec; 40(12):1874-6.
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Warady BA, Stall C, Paulsen J, Johnson CB, Sedman A, Lum GM. A unique approach to peritoneal dialysis in infants. Am J Kidney Dis. 1986 Mar; 7(3):235-40.
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