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Vulva or Pudendum Embryology, Anatomy, and Histology

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Two anatomical compartments are described (Table 34.1):

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Buy, J.N., Ghossain, M. (2013). Vulva or Pudendum Embryology, Anatomy, and Histology . In: Gynecological Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31012-6_34

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