Labial Adhesions: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

labial adhesions, labial agglutination, adherent labia, labial fusion, synechia vulvae, imperforate hymen, outflow deflection, outflow obstruction, vaginal reflux, urine pooling, vaginal voiding, urinary tract infection, intersex disorders, sexual abuse, hematoma, tissue trauma, labial lacerations

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Kenneth G Nepple, MD, Resident Physician, Department of Urology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Kenneth G Nepple, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and American Urological Association
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Christopher S Cooper, MD, FACS, FAAP, Associate Professor of Urology, Director of Pediatric Urology, University of Iowa, Children's Hospital of Iowa; Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Curriculum, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Christopher S Cooper, MD, FACS, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Urological Association, International Children's Continence Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Society for Basic Urologic Research, Society for Fetal Urology, and Society for Pediatric Urology
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Madhu Alagiri, MD, Director of Pediatric Urology, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, University of California at San Diego
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Elizabeth Alderman, MD, Director of Fellowship Training Program, Director, Adolescent Ambulatory Service, Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center
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Andrea L Zuckerman, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine; Division Director, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Tufts Medical Center
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