American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 6 , Pages 688.e1-688.e6 , June 2009

Incidence of Bartholin's duct occlusion after superficial localized vestibulectomy

Presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, Victoria, BC, Canada, Oct. 15-19, 2008.

Received 22 September 2008 ,Accepted 26 February 2009.

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 Cite this article as: Goetsch MF. Incidence of Bartholin's duct occlusion after superficial localized vestibulectomy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;200:688.e1-688.e6.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00228-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.02.037

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 6 , Pages 688.e1-688.e6 , June 2009

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