"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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1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urethra" by people in Profiles.
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Teplitsky S, Murphy A, Shenot PJ. Knowledge Gaps in Urologic Care of Female Spinal Cord Injury Patients. Curr Urol Rep. 2019 Mar 23; 20(5):21.
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Wei W, Howard PS, Macarak EJ. Recombinant insulin-like growth factor-1 activates satellite cells in the mouse urethral rhabdosphincter. BMC Urol. 2013 Nov 26; 13:62.
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Liu JB, Wansaicheong G, Merton DA, Chiou SY, Sun Y, Li K, Forsberg F, Edmonds PR, Needleman L, Halpern EJ. Canine prostate: contrast-enhanced US-guided radiofrequency ablation with urethral and neurovascular cooling--initial experience. Radiology. 2008 Jun; 247(3):717-25.
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Nevin DT, Palazzo J, Petersen R. A urethral mass in a 67-year-old woman. Papillary endothelial hyperplasia (Masson tumor). Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006 Apr; 130(4):561-2.
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De EJ, Patel CY, Tharian B, Westney OL, Graves DE, Hairston JC. Diagnostic discordance of electromyography (EMG) versus voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) for detrusor-external sphincter dyssynergy (DESD). Neurourol Urodyn. 2005; 24(7):616-21.
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McElveen TL, Waterman FM, Kim H, Dicker AP. Factors predicting for urinary incontinence after prostate brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Aug 1; 59(5):1395-404.
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Albert M, Tempany CM, Schultz D, Chen MH, Cormack RA, Kumar S, Hurwitz MD, Beard C, Tuncali K, O'Leary M, Topulos GP, Valentine K, Lopes L, Kanan A, Kacher D, Rosato J, Kooy H, Jolesz F, Carr-Locke DL, Richie JP, D'Amico AV. Late genitourinary and gastrointestinal toxicity after magnetic resonance image-guided prostate brachytherapy with or without neoadjuvant external beam radiation therapy. Cancer. 2003 Sep 1; 98(5):949-54.
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Lin DW, Herr HW, Dalbagni G. Value of urethral wash cytology in the retained male urethra after radical cystoprostatectomy. J Urol. 2003 Mar; 169(3):961-3.
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Halpern EJ, Frauscher F. Diagnosis and grading of vesicoureteral reflux. Radiology. 2002 Jul; 224(1):293; author reply 293-4.
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Lallas CD, Munver R, Preminger GM. Removal of a UroLume prostatic stent using the holmium laser. Urology. 2001 Jan; 57(1):166-7.