"Umbilicus" 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.
The pit in the center of the ABDOMINAL WALL marking the point where the UMBILICAL CORD entered in the FETUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D014472
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.923.047.849
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Umbilicus" by people in Profiles.
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Two-Site Appendectomy in Children: Description of Technique and Outcomes. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Apr; 27(4):438-440.
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"The umbilical fat sign": an important and consistent landmark during single port/incision laparoscopic surgery and standard laparoscopy. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Apr; 23(2):140-2.
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Signet cell gastric adenocarcinoma presenting as a sister Joseph nodule. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2007 Nov-Dec; 41(10):934.
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Location of the transverse colon in relationship to the umbilicus: implications for laparoscopic techniques. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 1998 Nov; 5(4):385-8.
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Exclusion of epidermal growth factor and high-resolution physical mapping across the Rieger syndrome locus. Am J Hum Genet. 1996 Dec; 59(6):1288-96.
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The curious umbilicus: clue to the cause of abdominal pain. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1991 Jul; 13(1):90-1.
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A young man with a femoral hernia presenting as periumbilical pain. J Emerg Med. 1985; 3(2):101-4.