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Is the tunica albuginea where the efferent ducts connect the rete testis easier to rupture than the tunica albuginea covering the rest of the testis?

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Dr. Philip Miller answered

The entire anatomy: if quite fragile...and all can rupture with trauma.

Answered 2/3/2017

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