"Perineum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The body region lying between the genital area and the ANUS on the surface of the trunk, and to the shallow compartment lying deep to this area that is inferior to the PELVIC DIAPHRAGM. The surface area is between the VULVA and the anus in the female, and between the SCROTUM and the anus in the male.
| Descriptor ID |
D010502
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.719
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Perineum" by people in Profiles.
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Yamasato K, Kimata C, Chern I, Clappier M, Burlingame J. Complications of operative vaginal delivery and provider volume and experience. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Nov; 34(21):3568-3573.
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Yamasato K, Kimata C, Burlingame JM. Associations Between Maternal Obesity and Race, with Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2019 01; 78(1):8-12.
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Yamasato K, Kimata C, Huegel B, Durbin M, Ashton M, Burlingame JM. Restricted episiotomy use and maternal and neonatal injuries: a retrospective cohort study. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2016 11; 294(6):1189-1194.
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de Silva KL, Tsai PJ, Kon LM, Hiraoka M, Kessel B, Seto T, Kaneshiro B. Third and fourth degree perineal injury after vaginal delivery: does race make a difference? Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2014 Mar; 73(3):80-3.
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Tsai PJ, Oyama IA, Hiraoka M, Minaglia S, Thomas J, Kaneshiro B. Perineal body length among different racial groups in the first stage of labor. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2012 May-Jun; 18(3):165-7.
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Ogunyemi D, Manigat B, Marquis J, Bazargan M. Demographic variations and clinical associations of episiotomy and severe perineal lacerations in vaginal delivery. J Natl Med Assoc. 2006 Nov; 98(11):1874-81.