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Skene's ducts

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Paraurethral ducts. Ducts inconsistantly present along the side of the female urethra. They drain a group of the urethral glands into the vestibule.

Bibliography

  • A. J. C. Skene:
    The anatomy and pathology of two important glands of the female urethra.
    American journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of women and children, St. Louis, 1880, 265-270.

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