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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>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2444-054X2020000700102</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/ciru.20001732</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Colonic pseudotumor caused by abdominal actinomycosis: A case report]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Pseudotumor colónico causado por actinomicosis abdominal: reporte de un caso]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kansaon]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Milhem J. Morais]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Condessa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Vitor Antonacci]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ribeiro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rafael M. Andrade]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Uhlein]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Janaína Jubé]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cordeiro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Paulo H. de Miranda]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oliveira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Thalyta J. de]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Borges]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Dimitria F. de Oliveira]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Estanislau]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alexandre Ramos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cordeiro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Frederico de Miranda]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Department of Surgical Oncology and Surgery of the Digestive System Department of Surgical Oncology and Surgery of the Digestive System ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Belo Horizonte ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Federal University of Ouro Preto  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ouro Preto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Faculty of Medical Sciences of Minas Gerais  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Belo Horizonte ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Institute of Medical Sciences Eyes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</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>102</fpage>
<lpage>105</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2444-054X2020000700102&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2444-054X2020000700102&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2444-054X2020000700102&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract We report a case of abdominal actinomycosis, a chronic suppurative infection caused by bacteria of the genus Actinomyces, simulating colon cancer, and presenting with abdominal pain and leukocytosis. Computed tomography revealed a mass lesion with irregular contours, infiltrative aspect, with extension to omental fat and abdominal wall, in the transverse colon. A surgical intervention was performed due to the suspicious of a colonic tumor. In the post-operative period, anatomopathological examination showed suppurative nodules associated with actinomycetes colonies, confirming the diagnosis of abdominal actinomycosis. After surgery, the patient was submitted to antibiotic treatment and no relapse was observed.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Reportamos un caso de actinomicosis abdominal, una infección supurativa crónica causada por bacterias del genero Actinomyces, que simula el cáncer de colon y se manifiesta con dolor abdominal y leucocitosis. La tomografía computada reveló una lesión sólida con contornos irregulares y aspecto infiltrativo en el colon transverso, con extensión al epiplón y la pared abdominal. La intervención quirúrgica fue realizada debido a la sospecha de un tumor de colon. En el posoperatorio, el examen anatomopatológico mostró la presencia de nódulos supurativos asociados con colonias de actinomicetos, lo que confirma el diagnóstico de actinomicosis abdominal. Posteriormente a la cirugía el paciente recibió antibioticoterapia y no presentó Recidivas.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Actinomycosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Colonic neoplasms]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Abdominal abscess]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Surgery]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Actinomicosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Neoplasias de colon]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Absceso abdominal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cirugía]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
</article-meta>
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