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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1405-0099</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cirujano general]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cir. gen]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-0099</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Mexicana de Cirugía General A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1405-00992017000200066</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Cirugía proctológica con láser, experiencia inicial en México]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Proctological laser surgery, initial experience in Mexico]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moreno Berber]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Manuel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Montes Osorio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Zaira Eunice]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mendoza Reyes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arturo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Castro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María del Rocío]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Secretaría de Salud del Estado de Puebla Hospital Ángeles Puebla Hospital General Zona Norte de Puebla]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Puebla ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Secretaría de Salud del Estado de Puebla Hospital Naval de Alta Especialidad de Veracruz ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Veracruz ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Secretaría de Salud del Estado de Puebla Hospital General Zona Norte de Puebla ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Puebla ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Ángeles Puebla  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Puebla ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>39</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>66</fpage>
<lpage>73</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-00992017000200066&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-00992017000200066&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-00992017000200066&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Antecedentes:  Las primeras aplicaciones de la energía láser en el tracto gastrointestinal ocurrieron hace apenas una década. Desde entonces, la terapia láser se ha generalizado en el manejo de la enfermedad del colon y recto. En el presente estudio, reportamos la experiencia inicial del uso del láser en el tratamiento de patologías anorrectales en el periodo de enero de 2013 a agosto de 2016 en la ciudad de Puebla, Puebla, México.  Material y métodos:  Estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo y transversal. Se incluyeron pacientes de los Servicios de Cirugía de Colon y Recto de varios centros hospitalarios de Puebla, Puebla intervenidos con láser en el Hospital General Zona Norte de los servicios de salud del estado de Puebla, Hospital Ángeles Puebla y Hospital Puebla de enero de 2013 a agosto de 2016. Criterios de inclusión: Pacientes con diagnóstico de hemorroides grados II o III, fístula anal, quiste pilonidal no abscedado, condilomatosis perianal y del conducto anal, así como aquellos con fisura anal crónica agudizada. El análisis de las variables fue realizado mediante el programa SPSS versión 22 (IBM). Se expresaron los resultados con estadística descriptiva.  Resultados: Se registró una población total de 304 pacientes atendidos con aplicación de láser por padecimiento anorrectal; de ellos, 161 (53%) fueron varones y 143 (47%) mujeres. El mayor grupo con patología anorrectal intervenido fue el grupo A, con 187 (61%) pacientes con enfermedad hemorroidal en quienes se utilizó la técnica HLP; en el caso del grupo D, 14 (5%) pacientes con diagnóstico de fístulas, empleamos FiLaC  (Fistula Laser Closure; cierre de fístula con láser), con 14% de recidiva al tercer mes del postoperatorio. Todos los pacientes se mantuvieron hospitalizados menos de 24 horas por el procedimiento.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Background: The first applications of laser energy in the gastrointestinal tract occurred just a decade ago. Since then, laser therapy has been widespread in the management of colon and rectum disease. In the present study, we report the initial experience of laser use in the treatment of anorectal conditions in the period of January 2013-August 2016 in the city of Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.  Material and methods:  Descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study. We included patients from the Colon and Rectum Surgery Services of several hospitals in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico, with laser treatment at the Hospital General Zona Norte of the health services of the state of Puebla, Hospital Angeles Puebla and Hospital Puebla from January 2013 to August 2016. Inclusion criteria: Patients with diagnosis of grade II or III hemorrhoids, anal fistula, non-abscessed pilonidal cyst, perianal and anal canal condylomatosis, and those with acute chronic anal fissure. The analysis of the variables was by means of the program SPSS version 22 (IBM). Results were expressed using descriptive statistics.  Results:  We registered a total of 304 patients treated by laser application for anorectal disease, of which 161 (53%) were men and 143 (47%) women. The largest group with anorectal involvement was group A, with 187 (61%) patients with hemorrhoidal disease using the HLP technique; in the case of group D, 14 (5%) patients with fistula diagnosis, we used FiLaC (fistula laser closure), with 14% recurrence at the third postoperative month. All patients were hospitalized less than 24 hours for the surgery.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cirugía láser]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[México]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[laser surgery]]></kwd>
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