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<journal-id>1028-9933</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Información Científica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. inf. cient.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1028-9933</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Guantánamo]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1028-99332021000400013</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Bezoar gástrico gigante. Presentación de un caso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Giant gastric bezoar. Presentation of case]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Bezoar gástrico gigante. Apresentação de um caso]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-Sosa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gabriel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico &#8220;General Calixto García&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>100</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1028-99332021000400013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1028-99332021000400013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1028-99332021000400013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Se realizó un reporte de un caso de paciente femenina de 48 años de edad, con antecedentes patológicos personales de hipertensión arterial, cardiopatía isquémica, arritmias cardíacas y neurosis depresiva e ingestión diaria de cuerpos extraños desde hace algunos años, la cual tenía el hábito de masticar fragmentos de espuma de poliestireno (poliespuma), los que diluía en gasolina para poderlos moldear, ablandar e ingerirlos posteriormente. La paciente acudió a la consulta de Gastroenterología por presentar epigastralgia, acidez, sensación de repletes gástrica posprandial, aun cuando solo podía digerir escasas cantidades de alimento. Se realizó endoscopia, donde se apreció a la entrada de la luz gástrica un bezoar gigante de consistencia dura, superficie lisa, no movible, que midió aproximadamente 6-7 cm de diámetro, que ocupó prácticamente el 50 % de la luz gástrica, correspondiente al fundus y cuerpo gástrico, con extensión hacia el antro. Los intentos de extraerlo por vía endoscópica fueron fallidos, por lo que se intervino quirúrgicamente y se extrajo el mismo. La paciente tuvo una evolución posoperatoria favorable y egresó a los siete días, con seguimiento por consulta externa y tratamiento médico ambulatorio.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT A 48-year-old female presented to gastroenterologist consultation with epigastralgia, heartburn, and sensation of postprandial gastric fullness even when she only could intake meal in small proportion. She had a history of hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and cardiac arrhythmias, depressive neurosis associated to the ingestion, daily and since several years, of foreign bodies. She was used to chewing fragments of polyfoam, which she diluted them in gasoline in order to mold them, soften them and ingests them afterwards. An endoscopy procedure was used, which revealed, at the entrance of the gastric lumen, a giant bezoar of hard mass, smooth surface, non-movable, with approximately 6-7 cm size and occupying almost 50% of the gastric lumen region corresponding to the gastric body and fundus, and extending to the antrum. Attemps for removal the mass, endoscopically, were unsuccessful, so surgery was performed and it was removed successfully. The patient had a favorable postoperative evolution and was discharged 7 days after surgery, with outpatient follow-up and ambulatory medical treatment.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO Relatou-se o caso de uma paciente do sexo feminino, 48 anos, com história patológica pessoal de hipertensão arterial, cardiopatia isquêmica, arritmias cardíacas e neurose depressiva e ingestão diária de corpos estranhos há alguns anos, que tinha hábito de mastigar fragmentos de espuma de poliestireno (polyfoam), que ele diluiu em gasolina para poder moldar, amolecer e ingerir depois. A paciente compareceu à consulta de Gastroenterologia por apresentar epigastralgia, azia, sensação de plenitude gástrica pós-prandial, embora só conseguisse digerir pequenas quantidades de alimentos. Foi realizada endoscopia, onde um bezoar gigante de consistência dura, superfície lisa, imóvel, medindo aproximadamente 6-7 cm de diâmetro, ocupando praticamente 50% da luz gástrica, correspondente à luz gástrica, foi observado na entrada do lúmen gástrico, fundo e corpo gástrico, com extensão em direção ao antro. As tentativas de removê-lo endoscopicamente não tiveram sucesso, então ele foi submetido a uma cirurgia e foi removido. O paciente teve evolução pós-operatória favorável, com alta hospitalar sete dias após, com acompanhamento ambulatorial e acompanhamento médico ambulatorial.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[foreign bodies]]></kwd>
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