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<journal-id>0138-6557</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. cuban. med. mil.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0138-6557</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0138-65572023000200012</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Impactación fecal por semillas de maboque]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Fecal impaction by Spiny Monkey-orange seeds]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Couso]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Edeny Fando]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valle Lara]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yury]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aparicio Cáceres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Janny]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Reyes de la Paz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alexander]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Acosta Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yorelis]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Arteche Hidalgo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Liuba Luisa]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Militar Central &#8220;Dr. Luis Díaz Soto&#8221; Servicio de Cirugía General ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></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>52</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0138-65572023000200012&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0138-65572023000200012&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0138-65572023000200012&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La impactación fecal se caracteriza por la presencia de heces fecales compactas en el recto o colon, que no pueden ser evacuadas. La ingestión del fruto del árbol maboque (Strychnos spinosa Lam), que contiene numerosas semillas, es un hábito alimentario en algunos países africanos.  Objetivo:  Describir las particularidades del diagnóstico y tratamiento de la impactación fecal por la ingestión de semillas de maboque.  Caso clínico:  Varón de 12 años, que ingirió gran cantidad de semillas de maboque; no conseguía defecar ni expulsar gases; presentaba dolor abdominal y anal. Al examen físico se constató taquicardia, distensión abdominal y aumento de los ruidos hidroaéreos. A la exploración rectal se constató impactación, de consistencia pétrea. Al no conseguir la extracción, en el salón de urgencias, se fragmentó y extrajo la masa fecal, por vía anal, con sedación anestésica.  Conclusiones:  La ingestión de semillas de maboque es un hábito alimentario en África y los bezoares o impactación fecal que puede producir este hábito, no se consideran un problema de salud. Para el diagnóstico es necesario el antecedente de la ingestión del fruto, realizar un exhaustivo examen físico de las regiones abdominales, ano-rectal y finalmente, la extracción de la masa fecal.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: Fecal impaction is characterized by the presence of compact feces in the rectum or colon, which cannot be evacuated. Eating the fruit of the Spiny Monkey-orange tree (Strychnos spinosa Lam), which contains numerous seeds, is a dietary habit in some African countries.  Objective:  To describe the particularities of the diagnosis and treatment of fecal impaction due to the ingestion of Spiny Monkey-orange seeds.  Clinical case:  12-year-old male, who ingested a large quantity of Spiny Monkey-orange seeds; he couldn't defecate or pass gas; She had abdominal and anal pain. Physical examination revealed tachycardia, abdominal distension, and increased air-fluid noises. A rectal examination revealed impaction with a stony consistency. When the extraction was not possible, in the emergency room, the fecal mass was fragmented and extracted, through the anus, with anesthetic sedation.  Conclusions: The ingestion of Spiny Monkey-orange seeds is a dietary habit in Africa and the bezoars or fecal impaction that this habit can produce are not considered a health problem. For the diagnosis it is necessary the antecedent of the ingestion of the fruit, to carry out an exhaustive physical examination of the abdominal and anorectal regions and finally, the extraction of the fecal mass.]]></p></abstract>
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