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Basic Anatomy of the Male Genital System

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Knowledge of the basic anatomy of the male genital system is crucial to understand the respective congenital anomalies and surgical treatments. In this chapter, we discuss the main aspects of the anatomy of the prostate, penis and urethra, testicles, and other external male genitalia and, when possible, associate these aspects with the main congenital anomalies that affect those organs of the urogenital system.

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  1. Urogenital Research Unit - Department of Anatomy, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Luciano Alves Favorito

  2. Urogenital Research Unit from Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Francisco Jose B. Sampaio

  3. National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq –Brazil), Brasília, Brazil

    Francisco Jose B. Sampaio

  4. Rio de Janeiro State Research Foundation (FAPERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Francisco Jose B. Sampaio

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Favorito, L.A., Sampaio, F.J.B. (2021). Basic Anatomy of the Male Genital System. In: Favorito, L. (eds) Translational Research in Pediatric Urology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50220-1_3

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