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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1608-8921</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gaceta Médica Espirituana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gac Méd Espirit]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1608-8921</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Sancti Spíritus]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1608-89212019000100059</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Histerectomía vaginal. Apuntes históricos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Vaginal hysterectomy. Historical notes]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel Emilio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García Basulto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario Manuel Ascunce Domenech  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Camagüey ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Carlos J. Finlay  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Camagüey ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>59</fpage>
<lpage>69</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1608-89212019000100059&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1608-89212019000100059&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1608-89212019000100059&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Fundamento:  La histerectomía, después de la operación cesárea es la cirugía ginecológica que más se realiza; esta se puede hacer por diferentes vías: la abdominal, vaginal y laparoscópica; de todas ellas la vaginal tiene una significación histórica.  Objetivo: Analizar las diferentes etapas históricas de la histerectomía vaginal como técnica quirúrgica.  Metodología: Se revisaron documentos publicados en diferentes bases de datos (PubMed, Medline, Redalyc, Hinari, Ebsco) en idioma inglés y español. Se escogieron los que aportaron datos históricos. Se utilizó el método histórico-lógico para el análisis de las diferentes etapas del desarrollo de la histerectomía vaginal y el de análisis y síntesis para determinar las relaciones entre las diferentes etapas que caracterizaron a la técnica y su contribución a la técnica actual.  Resultados: Se revisaron un total de 223 artículos, de los cuales se seleccionaron 42 que contenían datos históricos y las características de los procederes, así como las fechas.  Conclusiones: El desarrollo de la histerectomía vaginal ha sufrido cambios a través de los tiempos en las indicaciones y la forma de realizarse lo cual ha influido en que en la actualidad en muchos países se ha convertido en la técnica de elección de la histerectomía.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Background: Hysterectomy, after cesarean section surgery, is the most performed gynecological surgery; this can be done in different ways: abdominal, vaginal and laparoscopic; of all of them the vaginal one has a historical significance.  Objective:  To analyze the different historical stages of vaginal hysterectomy as a surgical technique.  Methodology:  Documents published in English and Spanish in different databases (PubMed, Medline, Redalyc, Hinari, Ebsco) were reviewed. Those which contributed historical data were chosen. The historical-logical method for the analysis of the different stages of the development of vaginal hysterectomy and the analysis and synthesis to determine the relationships between the different stages that characterized the technique and its contribution to the current technique were used.  Results:  A total of 223 articles were reviewed, of which 42, containing historical data and the characteristics of the procedures, as well as the dates were selected.  Conclusions:  The development of vaginal hysterectomy has undergone changes over time in the indications and the way to perform it which has influenced that, currently in many countries, has become the technique of choice for hysterectomy.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[úteros no prolapsados]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[historia de la ginecología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Vaginal hysterectomy/historia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[uterine diseases]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[uteruses not prolapsed]]></kwd>
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