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<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-id>S1405-00992023000200111</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/111513</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Leiomioma esofágico perforado. Manejo en un Hospital de Tercer Nivel]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Perforated esophageal leiomyoma. Management in a Third Level Hospital]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Reyes Morales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Manuel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez Reyes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Karina]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI Hospital de especialidades]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>45</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>111</fpage>
<lpage>115</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-00992023000200111&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-00992023000200111&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-00992023000200111&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción:  los leiomiomas son los tumores benignos más frecuentes del esófago. Encontrados frecuentemente en el tercio inferior y medio del esófago en 56 y 33% respectivamente. El pico de incidencia de presentación se encuentra entre la tercera y quinta décadas de la vida. Los síntomas más frecuentes son la disfagia y el dolor epigástrico, hasta en 50% de los casos, los pacientes permanecen asintomáticos y el tumor se descubre por casualidad; sin embargo, en raras ocasiones por el tamaño del tumor debido a las áreas de necrosis intratumoral de la lesión, puede debutar con perforación del esófago y mediastinitis. Debido a lo raro de esta condición, los casos reportados en la literatura que abordan su manejo quirúrgico son escasos. El tratamiento de esta patología puede ir desde simple enucleación quirúrgica hasta una esofagectomía con o sin reconstrucción del tubo digestivo. El objetivo de este trabajo es reportar el caso clínico de leiomioma esofágico complicado, informando nuestra experiencia en el manejo de un leiomioma esofágico gigante asociado a perforación esofágica y mediastinitis.  Caso clínico:  se presenta el caso de una mujer de 54 años que presenta signos y síntomas relacionados con mediastinitis secundaria a perforación esofágica por un leiomioma gigante que no se había documentado previamente y que requirió manejo quirúrgico de urgencia mediante esofagectomía.  Conclusiones:  el leiomioma esofágico es una entidad rara oncológica, que presenta varios desafíos diagnósticos y terapéuticos. Esto se hace aún más desafiante al presentarse esta patología con una complicación, tal es el caso de la mediastinitis. El diagnóstico rápido y el tratamiento agresivo y oportuno son los factores que tienen mayor impacto en la morbilidad de la enfermedad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Introduction:  leiomyomas are the most common benign tumors of the esophagus. Frequently found in the lower and middle third of the esophagus in 56 and 33% respectively. The incidence of presentation is between the third and fifth decade of life. The most frequent symptoms are dysphagia and epigastric pain, up to 50% of patients remain asymptomatic and the tumor is discovered by chance, however, on rare occasions due to the size of the tumor given the areas of intratumoral necrosis, debuting with perforation of the esophagus and mediastinitis. Due to the rarity of this condition, the cases reported in the literature dealing with its surgical management are scarce. The treatment of this pathology can range from simple surgical enucleation to an esophagectomy with or without reconstruction of the digestive tract. The aim of this paper is to report a clinical case of complicated esophageal leiomyoma. reporting our experience in the management of a giant esophageal leiomyoma associated with esophageal perforation and mediastinitis.  Clinical case:  the case of a 54-year-old female patient is presented with signs and symptoms related to mediastinitis secondary to esophageal perforation due to a previously undocumented giant leiomyoma that required emergency surgical management by esophagectomy.  Conclusions:  esophageal leiomyoma is a rare oncological entity that presents several diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. This becomes even more challenging when this pathology presents with a complication, such as mediastinitis. Rapid diagnosis and aggressive and timely treatment are the factors that have the greatest impact on the morbidity of the disease.]]></p></abstract>
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