(n.) The region which is included within the outlet of the pelvis, and is traversed by the urinogenital canal and the rectum.
Example Sentences:
(1) Exteriorization is accomplished by mobilizing 2 lateral skin flaps from the perineum and joining them with the inverted U flap to reach the vagina.
(2) Pelvic nerve: vagina, cervix, and perineal skin; hypogastric nerve: cervix and proximal three fifths of the uterus; pudendal nerve: skin of perineum, inner thigh, and clitoral sheath.
(3) Early operation enables the child to learn to use its perineum.
(4) Radiation was delivered to the perineum and pelvis to a total dose of 4,080 cGy in 4.5-5 weeks.
(5) He remained in complete remission for 18 mo, when he developed a chloroma in the perineum.
(6) A 14-year-old boy with Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the spinal cord who presented with progressive enlarged bilateral inguinal masses, difficulty in urination, walking and paresthesia in the left lower extremity and perineum is reported.
(7) All infants underwent oropharyngeal suctioning with a DeLee catheter while the head was still on the perineum.
(8) Poor perineal healing is a major complication of total or partial pelvic exenteration especially when the pelvis and perineum have previously been irradiated.
(9) There was a significant difference between the groups in the position of the perineum with respect to the ischial tuberosities at rest (p less than 0.025) and on defaecation straining (p less than 0.005).
(10) Two patients with a necrotizing soft tissue infection of the scrotum and perineum are described.
(11) The flora of the anterior urethra is strongly correlated to that of the perineum (37.1%), as well as that of the bladder (52.6%).
(12) Among others, a modified suture technique for correcting the combined laceration of Perineum-Ampulla recti-areal (third degree perineal laceration) and a modification of the method for correcting pneumovagina are described.
(13) We report the results of a procedure aimed at correcting the disorders of rectal and perineal tone responsible for the descending perineum syndrome (DPS).
(14) A characteristic urodynamic pattern, not previously described, was observed, consisting of choreiform contractions of the abdominal perineal floor muscles during filling with selective suppression of choreiform contractions in the perineum during detrusor contraction.
(15) A simplified approach to the surgical treatment of hidradenitis supprativa of the groin and perineum is presented.
(16) Dyspareunia measured on an analogue scale relative to pre-pregnancy values (mean values) was significantly greater three months after a mediolateral episiotomy (35%) than after vaginal delivery with intact perineum (9%) or Caesarean Section (16%) and similar to the value following second degree perineal laceration (29%).
(17) Four patients with AIDS who developed progressive ulcerative mucocutaneous lesions of the genitals, perineum, perianal region, or finger due to acyclovir-resistant, thymidine-kinase (TK)-negative strains of HSV-2.
(18) The presence of quadriplegia correlated with Klebsiella colonization and also with the presence of positive Klebsiella cultures from the urethra and perineum.
(19) At this site this rare tumour must be distinguished from basal cell carcinoma of the perineum and from malignant basaloid (cloacogenic) carcinoma of the anal canal.
(20) Radiotherapy (RT) was started simultaneously: 36 Gy was given in 4 weeks to the anal region with perineum and the lower and middle pelvis, including inguinal and external iliac nodes.