Penis
Research News and Information

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Metoidioplasty as a single stage sex reassignment surgery in female transsexuals: Belgrade experience.

25 Oct 2009 INTRODUCTION: Metoidioplasty represents one of the variants of phalloplasty in female transsexuals. Its main characteristic is that it is a one-stage procedure. It involves lengthening and straightening of hypertrophied clitoris to create a ... Read more...

Estrogen effects on fetal penile and urethral development in organotypic mouse genital tubercle culture.

15 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: We developed an organotypic genital tubercle culture system in vitro and used it to investigate the direct effects of the hyperestrogenic state on fetal mouse penile and urethral development. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Genital tubercles were ... Read more...

Functional restoration of penis with partial defect by scrotal skin flap.

14 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: We investigated a reconstructive method with better sensory and erectile function for partial penile defects and report our long-term results of surgical correction using scrotal skin flaps. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Penis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Metoidioplasty as a single stage sex reassignment surgery in female transsexuals: Belgrade experience. 25 Oct 2009
• Estrogen effects on fetal penile and urethral development in organotypic mouse genital tubercle culture. 15 Sep 2009
• Functional restoration of penis with partial defect by scrotal skin flap. 14 Sep 2009
• A multicenter study on the perineal versus penoscrotal approach for implantation of an artificial urinary sphincter: cuff size and control of male stress urinary incontinence. 14 Sep 2009
• Interobserver agreement for noninvasive bladder pressure flow recording with penile cuff. 14 Sep 2009
• Penile fracture at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Osogbo. 30 Aug 2009
• Laser CO2 frenuloplasty: a safe alternative treatment for a short frenulum. 30 Aug 2009
• 'Street urology': beyond the formulary. 30 Aug 2009
• Penile rehabilitation. 30 Aug 2009
• A new technique of concealed penis repair. 16 Aug 2009
• Editorial comment. 16 Aug 2009
• Penile septoplasty for congenital ventral penile curvature: results in 51 patients. 13 Aug 2009
• Ketoconazole and prednisone to prevent recurrent ischemic priapism. 13 Aug 2009
• INPP5E mutations cause primary cilium signaling defects, ciliary instability and ciliopathies in human and mouse. 7 Aug 2009
• Penile length of term newborn infants in multiracial Malaysia. 30 Jul 2009
• Long-term physical, hormonal, and sexual outcome of males with disorders of sex development. 30 Jul 2009
• Clinical dilemmas and surgical treatment of penoscrotal, scrotal and perineal hypospadias. 30 Jul 2009
• Endoscopic incision of short (<3 cm) urethral strictures after phallic reconstruction. 30 Jul 2009
• Penile reconstruction: is the radial forearm flap really the standard technique? 30 Jul 2009
• Magnetic resonance angiography findings of penile Mondor's disease. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Penis'

Definition: The external reproductive organ of males. It is composed of a mass of erectile tissue enclosed in three cylindrical fibrous compartments. Two of the three compartments, the corpus cavernosa, are placed side-by-side along the upper part of the organ. The third compartment below, the corpus spongiosum, houses the urethra.

Descriptor UI: D010413

Alternative terms: Penis; Glans Penis; Glans Peni; Peni, Glans; Penis, Glans;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; innervation; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A05.360.444.492;

Technical Notes: inflammation = BALANITIS; penile fracture: index under PENIS /inj (IM) + RUPTURE (NIM)