<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0034-7493</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Cirugía]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Cir]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7493</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0034-74932021000400006</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización de pacientes operados por cáncer del esófago en Cuba]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characterization of Patients Operated on for Esophageal Cancer in Cuba]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Castellanos González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Antonio]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mederos Curbelo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Orestes Noel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barrera Ortega]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Carlos]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Romero Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Alberto]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Adefna Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Radamés Isaac]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Leal Mursulí]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Armando]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico &#8220;Comandante Manuel Fajardo&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>60</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-74932021000400006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-74932021000400006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-74932021000400006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  El cáncer en Cuba constituye un grave problema de salud debido a sus altas tasas de incidencia y mortalidad. Representa la primera causa de años de vida potencialmente perdidos y en el esófago es poco frecuente, su comportamiento es más agresivo y la supervivencia es baja.  Objetivo:  Caracterizar los pacientes operados por cáncer de esófago en Cuba en el periodo de 1988 al 2020.  Métodos:  Se realizó una investigación observacional clínico epidemiológica multicéntrica, no randomizada, en el periodo de 1988 al 2020. El universo y la muestra quedaron constituido por 595 enfermos de 9 centros hospitalarios. Algunas variables estudiadas incluyeron sexo, edad, variedad histológica, intervención quirúrgica realizada y presencia de comorbilidades asociadas.  Resultados:  Predominó el sexo masculino (66,1 %), la edad promedio fue 62,8 años. La hipoproteinemia estuvo presente en el 46,1 %. El 43,2 % fueron fumadores y el 35,8 % ingería bebidas alcohólicas. El epidermoide fue la variedad histológica más frecuente (64,6 %). Las técnicas quirúrgicas más utilizadas fueron la de Ivor Lewis (68,4 %) y la transhiatal (63,6 %). Predominó la anastomosis en un plano, término-lateral, de localización torácica para el epidermoide (68,4 %) y la cervical para el adenocarcinoma (71,4 %), realizada de forma manual en cara posterior.  Conclusiones:  El cáncer de esófago predominó en hombres mayores de 55 años fumadores y con hipoproteinemia. Las técnicas quirúrgicas más utilizadas fueron la de Ivor Lewis y la transhiatal.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: Cancer in Cuba is a serious health concern due to its high incidence and mortality rates. It represents the first cause of years of life potentially lost and. Esophageal cancer is rare, but its behavior is more aggressive and its survival rate is low.  Objective: To characterize patients operated on for esophageal cancer in Cuba in the period from 1988 to 2020.  Methods:  A nonrandomized, multicenter, clinical-epidemiological and observational research was carried out in the period from 1988 to 2020. The universe and the sample consisted of 595 patients from nine hospital institutions. Some of the variables studied included sex, age, histological variety, surgical intervention performed, and presence of associated comorbidities.  Results: There was a predominance of the male sex (66.1%). The average age was 62.8 years. Hypoproteinemia was present in 46.1%. 43.2% of patients were smokers and 35.8% drank alcoholic beverages. Epidermoid was the most frequent histological variety (64.6%). The most widely used surgical techniques were Ivor Lewis (68.4%) and transhiatal (63.6%) esophagectomies. There was a predominance of one-plane, termino-lateral anastomosis of thoracic location for epidermoid cases (68.4%) and the cervical one for adenocarcinoma cases (71.4%), performed manually on the posterior face.  Conclusion:  Esophageal cancer prevailed in men over 55 years of age, smokers and with hypoproteinemia. The most used surgical techniques were Ivor Lewis and transhiatal esophagectomies.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cáncer de esófago]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[esophageal cancer]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[esophagectomy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[anastomosis]]></kwd>
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