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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>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0034-74932019000300008</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Torsión apendicular en una niña]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Appendicular torsion in a girl]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramón Núñez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Erich Roberto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Asquel Cadena]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Víctor Hugo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Solar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Abel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Básico del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social (IEES) de Latacunga  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cotopaxi ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>58</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-74932019000300008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-74932019000300008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-74932019000300008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Se presenta el caso clínico de una paciente femenina de 7 años de edad, que ingresó en la sala de emergencias del Hospital General de Latacunga, Ecuador, por presentar dolor abdominal de 72 horas. Al examen físico se encontraron signos clínicos de apendicitis aguda y peritonitis, el recuento de leucocitos mostró leucocitosis con neutrofilia, la ecografía no fue útil. Con el diagnóstico de apendicitis aguda se indicó cirugía de urgencia, en la cual se encontró una torsión del apéndice cecal, con necrosis y perforación en su tercio distal, cubierta por epiplón y un absceso en fondo de saco de Douglas, para lo cual se efectuó apendicectomía, limpieza y secado de la cavidad más colocación de drenaje. La paciente evolucionó satisfactoriamente y fue dada de alta del hospital al séptimo día.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The clinical case of a 7-year-old female patient, who was admitted to the emergency room of the General Hospital of Latacunga, Ecuador, for presenting 72-hour abdominal pain is presented. On physical examination, clinical signs of acute appendicitis and peritonitis were found, the white blood cell count showed leukocytosis with neutrophilia, the ultrasound was not useful. With the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, emergency surgery was indicated, in which a torsion of the cecal appendix was found, with necrosis and perforation in its distal third, covered by the omentum and an abscess in the Douglas cul-de-sac performed an appendectomy, cleaning and drying of the cavity plus drain placement. The patient evolved satisfactorily and was discharged from the hospital on the seventh day.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[apendicitis aguda]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[torsión apendicular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[apendicectomía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[acute appendicitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[appendicular torsion]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[appendectomy]]></kwd>
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