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<journal-id>1684-1824</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Médica Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.Med.Electrón.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1684-1824</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1684-18242023000300431</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Cirugía neuroendoscópica intraventricular en pacientes adultos con hidrocefalia obstructiva. Serie corta de casos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Intraventricular neuro-endoscopic surgery in adult patients with obstructive hydrocephalus. Short series of cases]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sierra-Benítez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Enrique Marcos]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Laud-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lenier]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carrillo-Comas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto Lázaro]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Garces-Ginarte]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mario Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Comandante Faustino Pérez Hernández  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Matanzas]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Matanzas]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>45</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>431</fpage>
<lpage>443</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1684-18242023000300431&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1684-18242023000300431&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1684-18242023000300431&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la hidrocefalia es una patología neuroquirúrgica que presenta varias alternativas de tratamiento. A pesar de esto, el índice de disfunción y reintervención de los pacientes es considerablemente elevado.  Objetivo:  describir los resultados de la cirugía neuroendoscópica intraventricular en pacientes operados de hidrocefalia obstructiva.  Materiales y métodos:  se trata de un estudio observacional, descriptivo, transversal, de serie de casos, en el que se describen variables clínicas, de imagen y quirúrgicas de pacientes operados mediante neuroendoscopia intraventricular. Después de aplicar criterios de inclusión y exclusión, la muestra quedó conformada por cinco pacientes.  Resultados:  la escala de coma de Glasgow de los pacientes al momento de la cirugía, fue mayor de 12 puntos en todos los casos. El 60 % de los casos presentó un grado 4 en la escala de Frisen para evaluar la gravedad del papiledema. El promedio del índice de Evans medido por tomografía fue de 0,39; el del tercer ventrículo fue de 14,75 mm, mientras que el promedio de los cuernos temporales fue de 4,1 mm. En tres casos se presentaron variedades anatómicas dilatadas de los forámenes de Monro, mientras que en dos presentaban diámetros medianos. El tiempo quirúrgico promedio fue de 45 minutos. Entre las complicaciones posoperatorias estuvo la disfunción del estoma quirúrgico en un paciente con tercer ventriculostomía.  Conclusiones:  la cirugía neuroendoscópica intraventricular es un método efectivo para tratar pacientes con hidrocefalia obstructiva en pacientes seleccionados.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  hydrocephalus is a neurosurgical pathology that presents several treatment alternatives. Despite this, the rate of dysfunctions and re-interventions of the patients is considered high.  Objective:  to describe the results of intraventricular neuro-endoscopic surgery in patients operated on for obstructive hydrocephalus.  Materials and methods:  this is an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study, of case series, where clinical, imaging and surgical variables of patients operated by intraventricular neurosurgery are described. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, the sample was made up of five patients.  Results:  the Glasgow coma scale of the patients at the moment of surgery was greater than 12 points in all cases. 60% of the cases presented a grade 4 on Frisen scale to assess the severity of papilledema. The average Evans index, measured by tomography was 0.39; that of the third ventricle was 14.75 mm, while the average of the temporal horns was 4.1 mm. In three cases there were dilated anatomical variants of the foramens of Monro f, while in two they presented medium diameters. The average surgical time was 45 minutes. Surgical stoma dysfunction in one patient with a third ventriculostomy was among the postoperative complications.  Conclusions:  intraventricular neuro-endoscopic surgery is an effective method for treating patients with obstructive hydrocephalus in selected patients.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[hidrocefalia obstructiva]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[neuroendoscopia intraventricular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[obstructive hydrocephalus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[intraventricular neuroendoscopy]]></kwd>
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