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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0034-7493</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Cirugía]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Cir]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7493</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-74932021000400004</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Cirugía laparoscópica de la hernia inguinal en el Centro Nacional de Cirugía de Mínimo Acceso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Laparoscopic Surgery for Inguinal Hernia at the National Center for Minimal Access Surgery]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Blanco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hiram de Zacarías]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pereira Fraga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Gerardo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres Peña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rafael]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barrera González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Javier Ernesto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López Millet]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana Bertha]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Nacional de Cirugía de Mínimo Acceso  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>60</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-74932021000400004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-74932021000400004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-74932021000400004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La hernia inguinal, es una de las enfermedades quirúrgicas que más polémicas ha provocado a través de la historia, existen disimiles clasificaciones e incontables técnicas para su reparación.  Objetivo:  Mostrar los resultados del tratamiento quirúrgico laparoscópico de la hernia inguinal en el Centro Nacional de Cirugía de Mínimo Acceso.  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo y descriptivo de 737 pacientes intervenidos con el diagnóstico de hernia inguinal por cirugía laparoscópica en el Centro Nacional de Cirugía de Mínimo Acceso, en el período comprendido entre enero del 2011 hasta diciembre el 2018.  Resultados:  Se mostró la efectividad de las técnicas laparoscópicas, con un bajo índice de recidiva, de 1,4 %, bajo índice de conversión, con 0,5 %, la inguinodinia se presentó en 5 pacientes para un 0,5 % y predominó el seroma entre las complicaciones postoperatorias.  Conclusiones:  La cirugía laparoscópica en la hernia inguinal es una opción segura y eficaz en el tratamiento de la enfermedad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Inguinal hernia has been one of the most controversial surgical diseases throughout history. There are several classifications and countless techniques for inguinal hernia repair.  Objective:  To show the outcomes of laparoscopic surgical treatment of inguinal hernia at the National Center for Minimal Access Surgery.  Methods:  A retrospective and descriptive study was carried out of 737 patients with a diagnosis of inguinal hernia operated on by laparoscopic surgery, in the period from January 2011 to December 2018, at the National Center for Minimal Access Surgery.  Results:  The effectiveness of laparoscopic techniques was shown, with a low recurrence rate of 1.4% and a low conversion rate of 0.5%, while inguinodynia appeared in five patients, accounting for 0.5%, and postoperative seroma was a predominating complication.  Conclusions:  Laparoscopic surgery is a safe and effective treatment option for in inguinal hernia.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[hernia inguinal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cirugía laparoscópica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[TEP]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[TAPP]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[inguinal hernia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[laparoscopic surgery]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[totally extraperitoneal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[transabdominal preperitoneal]]></kwd>
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