 Sacrum
"Sacrum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Five fused VERTEBRAE forming a triangle-shaped structure at the back of the PELVIS. It articulates superiorly with the LUMBAR VERTEBRAE, inferiorly with the COCCYX, and anteriorly with the ILIUM of the PELVIS. The sacrum strengthens and stabilizes the PELVIS.
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D012447
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.834.717
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| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sacrum" by people in Profiles.
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Dewberry L, Trecartin A, Peña A, Pierre MS, Bischoff A. Systematic review: sacral nerve stimulation in the treatment of constipation and fecal incontinence in children with emphasis in anorectal malformation. Pediatr Surg Int. 2019 Sep; 35(9):1009-1012.
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Dewberry L, Peña A, Mirsky D, Ketzer J, Bischoff A. Sacral agenesis and fecal incontinence: how to increase the index of suspicion. Pediatr Surg Int. 2019 Feb; 35(2):239-242.
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Zhelnin KE, Gebhard GM, Mirsky DM, Oliver SC, Lovell MA, Galambos C, Crombleholme TM, McCourt EA. Pediatric Intraocular Immature Teratoma Associated With Sacrococcygeal Teratoma. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2017 Jun; 20(3):240-244.
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Palejwala AH, Fridley JS, Garcia K, Vasudevan SA, Khechoyan D, Rednam S, Koh CJ, Jea A. Hemisacrectomy with preservation of the contralateral sacral nerve roots and sacroiliac joint for pelvic neurofibrosarcoma in a 7-year-old child: case report with 2-year follow-up. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 Jan; 19(1):102-107.
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Yang TJ, Oh JH, Apte A, Son CH, Deasy JO, Goodman KA. Clinical and dosimetric predictors of acute hematologic toxicity in rectal cancer patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy. Radiother Oncol. 2014 Oct; 113(1):29-34.
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Tunitsky-Bitton E, King CR, Ridgeway B, Barber MD, Lee T, Muffly T, Paraiso MF, Jelovsek JE. Development and validation of a laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy simulation model for surgical training. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2014 Jul-Aug; 21(4):612-8.
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Eradi B, Hamrick M, Bischoff A, Frischer JS, Helmrath M, Hall J, Peña A, Levitt MA. The role of a colon resection in combination with a Malone appendicostomy as part of a bowel management program for the treatment of fecal incontinence. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Nov; 48(11):2296-300.
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Lindley EM, McBeth ZL, Henry SE, Cooley R, Burger EL, Cain CM, Patel VV. Retrograde ejaculation after anterior lumbar spine surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 Sep 15; 37(20):1785-9.
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Kim HJ, Boland PJ, Meredith DS, Lis E, Zhang Z, Shi W, Yamada YJ, Goodman KA. Fractures of the sacrum after chemoradiation for rectal carcinoma: incidence, risk factors, and radiographic evaluation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Nov 01; 84(3):694-9.
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Lindley EM, McCullough MA, Burger EL, Brown CW, Patel VV. Complications of axial lumbar interbody fusion. J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 Sep; 15(3):273-9.
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