 Pelvic Floor
"Pelvic Floor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Soft tissue formed mainly by the pelvic diaphragm, which is composed of the two levator ani and two coccygeus muscles. The pelvic diaphragm lies just below the pelvic aperture (outlet) and separates the pelvic cavity from the PERINEUM. It extends between the PUBIC BONE anteriorly and the COCCYX posteriorly.
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D017773
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.923.600.600 A02.633.567.050.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Pelvic Floor- Pelvic Floor
- Floor, Pelvic
- Pelvic Diaphragm
- Diaphragm, Pelvic
- Diaphragms, Pelvic
- Pelvic Diaphragms
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pelvic Floor" by people in Profiles.
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Van Geelen H, Ostergard D, Sand P. A review of the impact of pregnancy and childbirth on pelvic floor function as assessed by objective measurement techniques. Int Urogynecol J. 2018 Mar; 29(3):327-338.
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Tu FF, Kane JN, Hellman KM. Noninvasive experimental bladder pain assessment in painful bladder syndrome. BJOG. 2017 01; 124(2):283-291.
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Farrell MR, Dugan SA, Levine LA. Physical therapy for chronic scrotal content pain with associated pelvic floor pain on digital rectal exam. Can J Urol. 2016 Dec; 23(6):8546-8550.
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Tan WP, Levine LA. An overview of the management of post-vasectomy pain syndrome. Asian J Androl. 2016 May-Jun; 18(3):332-7.
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Singh P, Teng E, Cannon LM, Bello BL, Song DH, Umanskiy K. Dynamic Article: Tandem Robotic Technique of Extralevator Abdominoperineal Excision and Rectus Abdominis Muscle Harvest for Immediate Closure of the Pelvic Floor Defect. Dis Colon Rectum. 2015 Sep; 58(9):885-91.
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Hellman KM, Patanwala IY, Pozolo KE, Tu FF. Multimodal nociceptive mechanisms underlying chronic pelvic pain. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Dec; 213(6):827.e1-9.
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Lavy Y, Sand PK, Kaniel CI, Hochner-Celnikier D. Can pelvic floor injury secondary to delivery be prevented? Int Urogynecol J. 2012 Feb; 23(2):165-73.
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Fitzgerald CM, Neville CE, Mallinson T, Badillo SA, Hynes CK, Tu FF. Pelvic floor muscle examination in female chronic pelvic pain. J Reprod Med. 2011 Mar-Apr; 56(3-4):117-22.
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Haylen BT, Freeman RM, Swift SE, Cosson M, Davila GW, Deprest J, Dwyer PL, Fatton B, Kocjancic E, Lee J, Maher C, Petri E, Rizk DE, Sand PK, Schaer GN, Webb RJ. An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) / International Continence Society (ICS) joint terminology and classification of the complications related directly to the insertion of prostheses (meshes, implants, tapes) & grafts in female pelvic floor surgery. Int Urogynecol J. 2011 Jan; 22(1):3-15.
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Haylen BT, Freeman RM, Swift SE, Cosson M, Davila GW, Deprest J, Dwyer PL, Fatton B, Kocjancic E, Lee J, Maher C, Petri E, Rizk DE, Sand PK, Schaer GN, Webb R. An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint terminology and classification of the complications related directly to the insertion of prostheses (meshes, implants, tapes) and grafts in female pelvic floor surgery. Neurourol Urodyn. 2011 Jan; 30(1):2-12.
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