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GENITAL TRACT ANOMALY

An alternative approach to vaginal dilation in patients with Meyer-Rokitanski-Küster-Hauser syndrome: two case reports

Kátia Crys Moura OgliariDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília-DF, Brazil;
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Salete da Silva RiosDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília-DF, Brazil;
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Ana Carolina Rios ChenDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília-DF, Brazil;
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Juliana Rios ChenDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília-DF, Brazil;
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Ceres Nunes ResendeDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília-DF, Brazil;
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Edward Araujo JúniorDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo-SP, Brazil; ;Medical Course, Bela Vista Campus, Municipal University of São Caetano do Sul (USCS), São Paulo-SP, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 746-748 | Received 28 Sep 2019, Accepted 17 Jan 2020, Published online: 29 Jan 2020

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