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Chapter 3 - Developmental Abnormalities of the Reproductive System and Their Relevance to Obstetric Practice

from Section 1 - Basic Sciences in Obstetrics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2021

By
Parivakkam S. Arunakumari ,
Vennila Palaniappan  and
Richard Haines
Edited by
Tahir Mahmood ,
Charles Savona Ventura ,
Ioannis Messinis  and
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Tahir Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Charles Savona Ventura
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
Ioannis Messinis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Greece
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, UK
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Summary

Congenital malformations of the female genital tract are defined as deviations from normal anatomy resulting from embryological maldevelopment of the Mullerian (paramesonephric) ducts [1].

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The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Obstetrics & Maternal-Fetal Medicine
 , pp. 19 - 29
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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