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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>S0034-74932018000400006</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Valor del ultrasonido endoscópico en el diagnóstico de las lesiones subepiteliales del tracto gastrointestinal]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Value of endoscopic ultrasound in diagnosis of subepithelial lesions of the gastrointestinal tract]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Chao González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lissette]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Torres Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yoandra Ester]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Barroso Márquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lisset]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Cepero Valdés]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Manuel]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Cepero Nogueira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Manuel]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigaciones Médico Quirúrgicas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Oncología y Radiobiología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>57</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-74932018000400006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-74932018000400006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-74932018000400006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  El ultrasonido endoscópico (USE) es el método de mayor valor y el que con más frecuencia se emplea en la evaluación de las lesiones subepiteliales del tracto digestivo, como lo han demostrado grandes estudios multicéntricos.  Objetivo:  Describir la experiencia con el uso del ultrasonido endoscópico en el diagnóstico de las lesiones subepiteliales del tracto gastrointestinal.  Método:  Se realizó un estudio descriptivo longitudinal prospectivo desde mayo 2016 hasta enero 2018 en el Centro de Investigaciones Médico Quirúrgicas (CIMEQ) de La Habana, Cuba. La muestra quedó conformada por un total de 26 pacientes en los que predominó el sexo femenino con edades comprendidas entre 43 y 80 años.  Resultados:  La dispepsia fue el síntoma más reportado, así como los tumores del estroma gastrointestinal, seguido de los lipomas el diagnóstico más frecuente. En la mayoría de los pacientes se decidió una conducta quirúrgica.  Conclusiones:  El ultrasonido endoscópico es un método seguro, de mínima invasión y nos permite decidir la conducta a seguir en la mayoría de los pacientes con lesiones subepiteliales.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Endoscopic ultrasonography is the method of highest value and the most frequently used in the evaluation of subepithelial lesions of the digestive tract, as it has been shown in large multicenter studies.  Objective:  To describe the experience gained in the use of endoscopic ultrasonography for the diagnosis of subepithelial lesions of the gastrointestinal tract.  Method:  A prospective, longitudinal and descriptive study was conducted in the Center of Medical and Surgical Research of Havana from May 2016 to January 2018. The final sample was made up of 26 patients, mainly women, aged 43 to 80 years.  Results:  Dyspepsia was the most reported symptom as well as the most frequent diagnosis was gastrointestinal stroma tumors followed by lipomas. Surgical treatment was decided to be applied in most of these patients.  Conclusions:  The endoscopic ultrasonography is a safe, minimally invasive method that allows making decisions on the behavior to be followed in the treatment of most of the patients with subepithelial lesions.]]></p></abstract>
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