Müllerian Anomalies

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-68

  Breech, Lesley L ^a   Laufer, Marc R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

M llerian anomalies; Utero vaginal anomalies; Vaginal anomalies; Vaginal reconstruction; Vaginoplasty

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; CYSTOSCOPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; KIDNEY AGENESIS; LAPAROSCOPY; MUELLERIAN DUCT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERUS BICORNIS; UTERUS HORN; UTERUS MALFORMATION; VAGINA ATRESIA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MULLERIAN DUCTS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UTERINE DISEASES; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 63149157520     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2009.02.002     Document Type: Review

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