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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>S1405-00992019000100033</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Apendicitis aguda: revisión de la literatura]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Acute appendicitis: literature review]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Cortez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[León-Rendón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Luis De]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez-Luna]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Martha Silvia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Guzmán-Ortiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jesús David]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Palomeque-López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Antonio]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cruz-López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Néstor]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[José-Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hernán]]></given-names>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General &#8220;Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso&#8221; División de Cirugía ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Oaxaca ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General de México &#8220;Dr. Eduardo Liceaga&#8221; División de Coloproctología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>41</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>33</fpage>
<lpage>38</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-00992019000100033&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-00992019000100033&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-00992019000100033&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: La apendicitis aguda es la patología quirúrgica abdominal más común en el mundo y representa la principal causa de cirugía abdominal de urgencia; se informa que su mayor frecuencia es en la población de entre 20 y 30 años y no presenta predominio de género. Su presentación clínica es variable en algunas ocasiones, por lo que se deben utilizar estudios imagenológicos para su diagnóstico certero. El tratamiento de la apendicitis aguda es mediante cirugía con abordaje laparoscópico o abierto. El propósito de nuestra revisión es exponer la información actualizada sobre este tema tan común.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal pathology in the world and it represents the main cause of emergency abdominal surgery; it is the most frequent cause of surgery in patients between 20 and 30 years of age, and it does not have a gender predominance. Its clinical picture is variable, and this fact should be considered in diagnostic studies for accurate diagnosis. The treatment of acute appendicitis should be laparoscopic or open surgery. The purpose of our review is to present updated information on this common topic.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[manifestaciones clínicas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[apendicectomía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Acute appendicitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[epidemiology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[clinical manifestations]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[appendectomy]]></kwd>
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