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Pudendal Neuralgia MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Pudendal Neuralgia
Tree Number(s)
C10.668.829.550.650
C10.668.829.600.737
C23.888.592.612.664.737
Unique ID
D060545
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D060545
Scope Note
Pain associated with a damaged PUDENDAL NERVE. Clinical features may include positional pain with sitting in the perineal and genital areas, sexual dysfunction and FECAL INCONTINENCE and URINARY INCONTINENCE.
Entry Term(s)
Neuralgia, Pudendal
Pudendal Canal Entrapment Syndrome
Pudendal Nerve Entrapment
Pudendal Nerve Entrapment Syndrome
Pudendal Neuropathy
Previous Indexing
Nerve Compression Syndromes (1981-2111)
Neuralgia (1982-2011)
Pelvis (1989-2011)
Perineum (1982-2011)
Public MeSH Note
2012
History Note
2012
Date Established
2012/01/01
Date of Entry
2011/06/24
Revision Date
2017/06/20
Pudendal Neuralgia Preferred
Pudendal Nerve Entrapment Syndrome Narrower
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