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<journal-id>0034-7531</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Pediatría]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Pediatr]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7531</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-75312021000200017</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Guía de Práctica Clínica de enfermedad herniaria inguinal de la niñez]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical Practice Guidelines children´s inguinal hernia disease]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Cabrera Machado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Alberto]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sergio Luis]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cortiza Orbe]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Guillermo]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Quintero Delgado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Zoe]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Quesada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Kenia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fajardo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fátima Rodríguez]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Docente "Paquito González Cueto"  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cienfuegos ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>93</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-75312021000200017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-75312021000200017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-75312021000200017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La enfermedad herniaria inguinal de la niñez, comprende un grupo de afecciones de la región inguinal que tienen su génesis en fallos de la obliteración del conducto peritoneo vaginal o conducto vaginal. El propósito de los autores es compartir esta guía con los cirujanos pediátricos a través de su publicación, lo que les permitiría emplearla como referencia en sus instituciones. La enfermedad herniaria inguinal de la niñez, constituye la primera causa de operaciones electivas &#8210;programadas o planificadas&#8210; en unidades quirúrgicas pediátricas. Tiene una incidencia que varía entre 1 y 7% de la población infantil. En el IV Simposio Nacional de Cirugía Pediátrica (Varadero, Matanzas, 1- 3 de juliode 2019) se presentó, discutió y se aprobó esta guía de práctica clínica. Su aplicación en diferentes servicios de cirugía pediátrica beneficiaría a un gran número de niños con esta enfermedad, además de ser útil como orientación a profesionales encargados de la atención sanitaria a niños y adolescentes en la atención primaria de salud.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Children´s inguinal hernia disease comprises a group of conditions in the groin region that have their genesis in failures of peritoneal vaginal duct obliteration or vaginal duct. The purpose of the authors is to share these guidelines with pediatric surgeons through its publication, which would allow them to use it as a reference in their institutions. Children´s inguinal hernia disease is the leading cause of elective operations, programmed or planned, in pediatric surgical units. It has an incidence ranging from 1 to 7% of the children population. At the IV National Symposium on Pediatric Surgery (Varadero, Matanzas, 1-3 July 2019) these clinical practice guidelines were presented, discussed and approved. Their application in different pediatric surgery services would benefit a large number of children with this disease, as well as being useful as guidance to professionals in charge of health care for children and adolescents in the primary health care level.]]></p></abstract>
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