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Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Malformations pp 179–199Cite as

Congenital anomalies of the vagina

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Congenital anomalies of the vagina are represented by vaginal agenesis or atresia associated with uterine agenesis (Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome), vaginal agenesis with functioning uterus, septate vagina, double vagina and wolffian cystic formation (Gartner’s cyst). Agenesis is the term used for complete absence of the vagina and atresia when a fibrous cord exists at the site of the vagina.

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Salvatore, C.A. (1982). Congenital anomalies of the vagina. In: Persaud, T.V.N., Persaud, M.P. (eds) Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Malformations. Advances in the Study of Birth Defects, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7956-0_10

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