Spermatic Cord
"Spermatic Cord" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Either of a pair of tubular structures formed by DUCTUS DEFERENS; ARTERIES; VEINS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; and nerves. The spermatic cord extends from the deep inguinal ring through the INGUINAL CANAL to the TESTIS in the SCROTUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D013085
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.444.777
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| Concept/Terms |
Spermatic Cord- Spermatic Cord
- Cord, Spermatic
- Cords, Spermatic
- Spermatic Cords
- Funiculus Spermaticus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spermatic Cord" by people in Profiles.
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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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Levine LA, Hoeh MP. Evaluation and management of chronic scrotal content pain. Curr Urol Rep. 2015 Jun; 16(6):36.
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Larsen SM, Benson JS, Levine LA. Microdenervation of the spermatic cord for chronic scrotal content pain: single institution review analyzing success rate after prior attempts at surgical correction. J Urol. 2013 Feb; 189(2):554-8.
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Benson JS, Abern MR, Larsen S, Levine LA. Does a positive response to spermatic cord block predict response to microdenervation of the spermatic cord for chronic scrotal content pain? J Sex Med. 2013 Mar; 10(3):876-82.
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Shubin NH. This old body. Sci Am. 2009 Jan; 300(1):64-7.
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Strom KH, Levine LA. Microsurgical denervation of the spermatic cord for chronic orchialgia: long-term results from a single center. J Urol. 2008 Sep; 180(3):949-53.
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Bush NC, Maxwell KM, Hamoui N, Colegrove P. A case of systemic polyarteritis nodosa with spermatic cord involvement. Nat Clin Pract Urol. 2008 Aug; 5(8):462-6.
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Levine LA. Microsurgical denervation of the spermatic cord. J Sex Med. 2008 Mar; 5(3):526-9.
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Levine LA, Matkov TG. Microsurgical denervation of the spermatic cord as primary surgical treatment of chronic orchialgia. J Urol. 2001 Jun; 165(6 Pt 1):1927-9.
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Levine LA, Matkov TG, Lubenow TR. Microsurgical denervation of the spermatic cord: a surgical alternative in the treatment of chronic orchialgia. J Urol. 1996 Mar; 155(3):1005-7.