"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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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Perineum" by people in Profiles.
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Elective induction of labor at term compared with expectant management: maternal and neonatal outcomes. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Oct; 122(4):761-9.
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Risk factors and obstetric complications associated with macrosomia. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2004 Dec; 87(3):220-6.