Urology
"Urology" 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 surgical specialty concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the urinary tract in both sexes, and the genital tract in the male. Common urological problems include urinary obstruction, URINARY INCONTINENCE, infections, and UROGENITAL NEOPLASMS.
| Descriptor ID |
D014572
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.810.860
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urology" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Wilson SK, Simhan J, Gross MS. Cylinder insertion into scarred corporal bodies: prosthetic urology's most difficult challenge: some suggestions for making the surgery easier. Int J Impot Res. 2020 Sep; 32(5):483-494.
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Haller J, Keller Z, Barr S, Hadden K, Oliphant SS. Assessing Readability: Are Urogynecologic Patient Education Materials at an Appropriate Reading Level? Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2019 Mar/Apr; 25(2):139-144.
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Kamel MH, Bissada N, Warford R, Farias J, Davis R. Organ Sparing Surgery for Penile Cancer: A Systematic Review. J Urol. 2017 10; 198(4):770-779.