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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2444-054X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cirugía y cirujanos]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cir. cir.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2444-054X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Academia Mexicana de Cirugía A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2444-054X2020000700074</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/ciru.20001580</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Hernia femoral en niños: reto diagnóstico y terapéutico. Reporte de un caso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Femoral hernia in children: diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Case report]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García-Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carvajal-Figueroa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lourdes]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Archivaldo-García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristian]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pique-Aragón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Landa-Juárez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sergio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Izundegui-Ordóñez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gerardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>88</volume>
<fpage>74</fpage>
<lpage>78</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2444-054X2020000700074&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2444-054X2020000700074&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2444-054X2020000700074&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: Las hernias femorales son raras en la infancia. El defecto está abajo del ligamento inguinal. La frecuencia de un diagnóstico erróneo es de hasta el 75%. Pueden ser resueltas mediante cirugía abierta o laparoscópica.  Objetivo: Comunicar el caso de un niño con hernia femoral resuelto mediante laparoscopía.  Caso clínico: Varón de 5 años, con antecedente de criptorquidia bilateral resuelta a los 2 años de edad. Padecimiento actual con 1 mes de evolución, con aumento de volumen en el tercio externo de la ingle. El ultrasonido reportó un defecto aponeurótico junto a los vasos femorales derechos. Abordaje laparoscópico, con hallazgos de defecto por abajo del ligamento inguinal. Sin recidiva a los 12 meses de seguimiento.  Discusión: Las hernias femorales son raras en los niños y su diagnóstico es difícil. La exploración laparoscópica permitió identificarla al encontrar un defecto por abajo del ligamento inguinal y junto a los vasos femorales independiente del anillo inguinal profundo y de la fascia transversal.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: Femoral hernias are rare in children. The defect is below the inguinal ligament. The frequency of a misdiagnosis is up to 75%. They can be resolved by open or laparoscopic surgery.  Objective: To report the case of a child with femoral hernia, resolved by laparoscopy.  Case report: Male, 5 years old, with a history of bilateral cryptorchidism resolved at 2 years of age. Current condition with a month of evolution with an increase in volume in the outer third of the groin. Ultrasound reported aponeurotic defect along with the right femoral vessels. Laparoscopic approach, with defect findings below the inguinal ligament. No recurrence at 12 months follow-up.  Discussion: Femoral hernias are rare in children, their diagnosis is difficult. Laparoscopic examination allowed its identification, finding a defect below the inguinal ligament and adjacent to the femoral vessels independent of the deep inguinal ring and the transversalis fascia.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Hernia femoral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Laparoscopía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Pediatría]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Femoral hernia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Laparoscopy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Pediatrics]]></kwd>
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