"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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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Circumcision, Male" by people in Profiles.
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Alemayehu H, Sharp NE, Gonzalez K, Poola AS, Snyder CL, St Peter SD. The role of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate in prevention of penile adhesions after circumcision: A prospective, randomized trial. J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Dec; 52(12):1886-1890.
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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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Prodger JL, Gray RH, Shannon B, Shahabi K, Kong X, Grabowski K, Kigozi G, Nalugoda F, Serwadda D, Wawer MJ, Reynolds SJ, Liu CM, Tobian AA, Kaul R. Chemokine Levels in the Penile Coronal Sulcus Correlate with HIV-1 Acquisition and Are Reduced by Male Circumcision in Rakai, Uganda. PLoS Pathog. 2016 Nov; 12(11):e1006025.
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Selbst SM. Pediatric emergency medicine: legal briefs. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 Oct; 29(10):1125-7.
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Wright JL, Lin DW, Stanford JL. Circumcision and the risk of prostate cancer. Cancer. 2012 Sep 15; 118(18):4437-43.
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Flynn P, Havens P, Brady M, Emmanuel P, Read J, Hoyt L, Henry-Reid L, Van Dyke R, Mofenson L. Male circumcision for prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Pediatrics. 2007 Apr; 119(4):821-2.
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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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Batzer FR, Hurwitz JM. Male neonatal circumcision: ritual or public-health imperative. Am J Bioeth. 2003; 3(2):W10.