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<journal-id>1561-3194</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Ciencias Médicas]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3194</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1561-31942023000500029</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Indicadores morfométricos del epitelio glandular en enfermedades digestivas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Morphometric indicators of the glandular epithelium in digestive diseases]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jaime-Carballo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yelena]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Betancourt-Reyes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gilberto Lázaro]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Molina-Jaime]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eriel]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Liset]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Padrón-Hidalgo-Gato]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eliette]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Camagüey.  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Camagüey ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Camagüey. Hospital Provincial Oncológico &#8220;Marie Curie&#8221;. Servicio de Mastología]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Camagüey ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000500029&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000500029&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000500029&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción  pocos estudios nacionales aportan un conocimiento sólido sobre los indicadores mor:fométricos del epitelio glandular en las enfermedades digestivas.  Objetivo:  analizar los indicadores morfométricos del epitelio glandular en la gastritis crónica, úlcera péptica y adenocarcinoma gástrico en pacientes de la consulta de gastroenterología del Hospital &#8220;Manuel Ascunce Domenech&#8221; desde junio 2020 a diciembre 2021.  Métodos:  estudio analítico de corte transversal. El universo fue de 72 y la muestra quedó conformada por 60 biopsias mediante un muestreo de tipo no probabilístico. Se determinaron los valores de la altura del epitelio glandular, área glandular, área de la luz glandular y la densidad de área glandular como variables a estudiar durante el período ya mencionado.  Resultados:  con relación a la altura del epitelio glandular la prueba de Anova y de Scheffe demostró las principales diferencias en cuanto a la altura del epitelio radican entre el adenocarcinoma gástrico y la gastritis crónica. En cuanto a la media glandular y la del área de la luz glandular las mayores desigualdades están presentes entre las dos enfermedades mencionadas anteriormente, sin tener un igual comportamiento. Sin embargo; entre las medias de la densidad glandular de las tres enfermedades, las principales diferencias fueron entre la gastritis crónica y la úlcera péptica.  Conclusiones:  se logró analizar el comportamiento de los valores de los indicadores morfométricos del epitelio glandular en las tres enfermedades estudiadas. La utilización de estos indicadores demuestra su utilidad para diferenciar una enfermedad de otra de forma sencilla y precisa.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  only a few national studies provide solid knowledge of the morphometric indicators of the glandular epithelium in digestive disease.  Objective:  to analyze the morphometric indicators of the glandular epithelium in chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer and gastric adenocarcinoma in patients of the gastroenterology consultation at the &#8220;Manuel Ascunce Domenech&#8221; Hospital from june 2020 to December 2021.  Methods:  analytical cross-sectional study. The universe coincided with the sample that was made up of 60 biopsies using the paraffin embedding technique. The values of the hight of the glandular epithelium, glandular area, lumen of the glandular area and the density of the glandular area were determined as variables of the study during the aforementioned period.  Results:  regarding the hight of the glandular epithelium, the Anova and Scheffe tests showed that the main differences in terms of the hight of the epithelium lie between gastric adenocarcinoma and chronic gastritis. According to the glandular average and the area of the glandular lumen, it is evident that the greatest differences are present between these two diseases mentioned above, not having an equal behavior. However, among measures of the gland density for the three diseases, the main differences were between chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer.  Conclusions:  it was possible to analyze the behavior of the values of the morphometric indicators of the glandular epithelium in the three diseases studied. The utilization of these indicators proves its utility to differentiate one disease from another in a simple and precise way.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[EPITELIO GLANDULAR]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ENFERMEDADES GASTROINTESTINALES]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[MORPHOMETRIC INDICATORS]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[GLANDULAR EPITHELIUM]]></kwd>
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