"Circumcision, Male" 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.
Excision of the prepuce of the penis (FORESKIN) or part of it.
| Descriptor ID |
D002944
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.218.085.170 E04.085.170 E04.950.774.860.226
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| Concept/Terms |
Circumcision, Male- Circumcision, Male
- Male Circumcision
- Circumcisions, Male
- Male Circumcisions
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Circumcision, Male" by people in Profiles.
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Figueroa TE. Circumcision and prostate cancer: a controversy revisited. Can J Urol. 2021 08; 28(4):10777.
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Gonzalez DO, Cooper JN, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, McLeod D. Reducing the Number of Anesthetic Exposures in the Early Years of Life: Circumcision and Myringotomy as an Example. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 03; 57(3):335-340.
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Selbst SM. Pediatric emergency medicine: legal briefs. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 Oct; 29(10):1125-7.
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Sivasli E, Gursoy T, Yurdakok M. Which local anesthesia should be used in neonatal circumcision in newborns? Saudi Med J. 2005 Apr; 26(4):690-1.
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Shaw KN, Gorelick M, McGowan KL, Yakscoe NM, Schwartz JS. Prevalence of urinary tract infection in febrile young children in the emergency department. Pediatrics. 1998 Aug; 102(2):e16.
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Rosefsky JB. Glans necrosis as a complication of circumcision. Pediatrics. 1967 May; 39(5):774-6.