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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 Cub 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>S0138-65572020000200010</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Mucocele apendicular]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Apendicular mucocele]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Santiesteban Pupo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Wilfredo Ernesto]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Borges Sandrino]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[René Santiago]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramón Musibay]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Enia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Militar Central "Dr. Carlos J. Finlay"  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>49</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0138-65572020000200010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0138-65572020000200010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0138-65572020000200010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: El mucocele es una dilatación apendicular por secreción mucosa secundaria a la obstrucción de la luz, su incidencia estimada es de 0,2-0,3 % de todas las apendicectomías realizadas y el 8-10 % de todos los tumores apendiculares.  Objetivo: Presentar un caso inusual de cirugía de urgencia, con dolor abdominal en fosa ilíaca derecha, sugestivo de apendicitis aguda operado en el servicio de urgencia.  Caso clínico: Paciente femenina de 32 años de edad, que consulta por dolor abdominal en fosa ilíaca derecha asociado a náuseas, con dolor a la palpación en dicha zona, defensa muscular y dolor a la descompresión brusca del abdomen, fue intervenida quirúrgicamente con el diagnóstico presuntivo apendicitis aguda. Se encuentra durante videolaparoscopia al apéndice cecal aumentado de tamaño, sin compromiso de su base, por lo cual se decide realizar laparotomía y apendicectomía convencional. La paciente fue egresada a las 48 horas de operada con evolución favorable y pendiente de resultado anatomopatológico, el cual informó mucocele apendicular.  Conclusiones: El mucocele apendicular es una entidad poco frecuente, que predomina en el sexo femenino y edades entre 50 y 60 años. El tratamiento de elección es el quirúrgico.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: The mucocele is the abnormal mucous accumulation inside the light of the appendix.  Objective: To present an unusual case of surgery of urgency with abdominal pain and suspicion of appendicitis operated in emergency.  Clinical case: Female patient of 32 years old that consults for abdominal pain in the right iliac fossa, accompanied by nausea. Physical examination we find pain to the palpation in the right iliac fossa and peritoneal reaction being operated with suspicion of appendicitis, during intervention we find the appendix augmented of volume and apendicectomy was made. The histopathological study informed a apendicular mucocele. The patient was discharged after 48 hours without further complications.  Conclusions: Apendicular mucocele is very uncommon disease that predominates in female sex and persons between fifty and sixty years old. Treatment is surgical.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mucocele]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[appendix]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[appendicitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tumour]]></kwd>
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