Skene's glands and urethral diverticula: comparative insights from an anatomical and histological study
Britt Haller
Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Cindy Garcia
Correspondence: Cindy Garcia, Suite 4.4 Epworth Freemasons, 124 Grey Street, East Melbourne Victoria 3002, Australia.
e-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorAngela Holmes
Search for more papers by this authorHelen E. O'Connell
Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Edgecliff, Australia
Epworth Freemasons, East Melbourne, Australia
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Australasian Pelvic Floor Procedure Registry, Melbourne, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorBritt Haller
Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Cindy Garcia
Correspondence: Cindy Garcia, Suite 4.4 Epworth Freemasons, 124 Grey Street, East Melbourne Victoria 3002, Australia.
e-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorAngela Holmes
Search for more papers by this authorHelen E. O'Connell
Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Edgecliff, Australia
Epworth Freemasons, East Melbourne, Australia
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Australasian Pelvic Floor Procedure Registry, Melbourne, Australia
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