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<journal-id>0864-0300</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Biomédicas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0864-0300</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[ECIMED]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0864-03002020000400004</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Artículo original]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Endoscopic treatment of postcholecystectomy bile duct stenosis]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nélcido Luis]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Periles Gordillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ulises]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Triana]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Frank]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Casas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yoandy]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López Cabrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pamela]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández Cabrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elenisa]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Gastroenterología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>39</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0864-03002020000400004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0864-03002020000400004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0864-03002020000400004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La estenosis de la vía biliar es una afección poco frecuente, pero con serias repercusiones en la morbilidad de los pacientes. La gran mayoría ocurre después de la cirugía hepatobiliar: la colecistectomía es la más común de estas cirugías. El reconocimiento temprano y el enfoque multidisciplinario adecuado es la piedra angular para lograr obtener resultados finales óptimos.  Objetivo:  Describir el tratamiento endoscópico de los pacientes con estenosis poscolescistectomía atendidos en el Instituto de Gastroenterología (Cuba).  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo descriptivo de los pacientes con diagnóstico de estenosis biliar poscolescitectomía. Se determinaron variables sociodemográficas, clínicas y endoscópicas de interés.  Resultados:  Se estudiaron 16 pacientes. Predominaron las mujeres menores de 50 años. El 75 % de los pacientes tenían antecedente de colecistectomía laparoscópica. Las estenosis biliares tipo I y III, según la clasificación de Bismuth, fueron las más usuales. El tratamiento endoscópico mediante colangiografía retrógrada endoscópica (CPRE) con colocación de múltiples prótesis plásticas fue la conducta terapéutica más empleada.  Conclusiones:  En las estenosis poscolescitectomía los procedimientos endoscópicos se han convertido en el tratamiento de elección, como un procedimiento menos invasivo, con baja morbilidad y mortalidad, con evidentes resultados comparables a los logrados con procedimientos quirúrgicos no endoscópicos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Bile duct stenosis is an infrequent condition, but it seriously affects patient morbidity. The vast majority of cases occur after hepatobiliary surgery, cholecystectomy being the most common of such surgeries. Early recognition and an appropriate multidisciplinary approach are the cornerstones to achieve optimal final results.  Objective:  Describe the endoscopic treatment of patients with postcholecystectomy stenosis cared for at the Institute of Gastroenterology in Cuba.  Methods:  A retrospective descriptive study was conducted of the patients diagnosed with postcholecystectomy bile duct stenosis. Determination was made of sociodemographic, clinical and endoscopic variables of interest.  Results:  A total 16 patients were studied. There was a predominance of women aged under 50 years. 75% of the patients had a history of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The most common bile duct stenoses were types I and III by Bismuth's classification. The most frequent therapeutic management was endoscopic treatment by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERCP) with placement of multiple plastic prostheses.  Conclusions:  Endoscopic procedures have become the treatment of choice in postcholecystectomy stenosis. They are less invasive, their morbidity and mortality are low, and their results are comparable to those of non-endoscopic surgical procedures.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[poscolescitectomía]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[endoscopic retrograde cholangiography]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[biliary prosthesis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[postcholecystectomy]]></kwd>
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