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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>S1405-00992023000400212</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/115846</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Apendicectomía videolaparoscópica en pacientes mayores de 60 años]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Videolaparoscopic apendicectomy in patients over 60 years old]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Suárez Uria]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ricardo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Craig Hall]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Edgar Elvis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Moner]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Raúl]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico &#8220;Lucía Iñiguez Landín&#8221; Servicio de Cirugía General ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Holguín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico &#8220;Lucía Iñiguez Landín&#8221; Servicio de Cirugía General ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Holguín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>45</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>212</fpage>
<lpage>216</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-00992023000400212&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-00992023000400212&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-00992023000400212&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción:  la apendicitis aguda es una de las enfermedades más frecuentes que han afectado, desde siempre, al ser humano. Se calcula que 8% de las personas en los países occidentales presentan apendicitis en algún momento de su vida. El riesgo de apendicitis aguda después de los 60 años es de 1:35 para mujeres y 1:50 para hombres.  Objetivo:  describir la evolución de los pacientes mayores de 60 años a los que se le realizó apendicectomía videolaparoscópica.  Material y métodos:  se desarrolló un estudio prospectivo-observacional de serie de casos en los pacientes mayores de 60 años a los que se les realizó apendicectomía mediante cirugía videolaparoscópica.  Resultados:  la apendicectomía en los pacientes mayores de 60 años evidenció una mayor representatividad en las edades entre 60 y 65 años. La estadía hospitalaria fue entre 24 a 48 horas debido a la fase en la que el cirujano clasificó la entidad nosológica.  Conclusiones:  la apendicectomía mediante cirugía videolaparoscópica en el adulto mayor presentó una mayor efectividad en el empleo de los recursos quirúrgicos, menor estadía hospitalaria y tasa de complicaciones postoperatorias. Se sugiere el abordaje videolaparoscópico como tratamiento de elección en la apendicitis aguda en la población del adulto mayor.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Introduction:  acute appendicitis is one of the most frequent diseases that have always affected human beings. In fact, it is estimated that 8% of people in western countries have appendicitis at some point in their lives. The risk of acute appendicitis after age 60 is 1:35 for women and 1:50 for men.  Objective:  to describe the evolution of patients older than 60 years who underwent videolaparoscopic appendectomy.  Material and methods:  a prospective-observational study of case series was developed in patients older than 60 years who underwent appendectomy by videolaparoscopic surgery.  Results:  the appendectomy in patients older than 60 years showed a greater representation in the ages between 60 and 65 years. The hospital stay was between 24 to 48 hours due to the phase in which the surgeon classified the nosological entity.  Conclusions:  appendectomy by videolaparoscopic surgery in the elderly was more effective in the use of surgical resources, shorter hospital stay, and a lower rate of postoperative complications. Suggesting the videolaparoscopic approach as an election treatment for appendicitis in the elderly population.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cirugía videolaparoscópica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[complicaciones postoperatorias]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[estadía hospitalaria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[acute appendicitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[elderly]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[videolaparoscopic surgery]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[postoperative complications]]></kwd>
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