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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2307-0420</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cirugía paraguaya]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Cir. Parag.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2307-0420</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Cirugía]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2307-04202018000300012</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/sopaci.2018.diciembre.12-17</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[MEDIASTINOSCOPIA CERVICAL ESTANDAR PARA EL DIAGNOSTICO DE ENFERMEDAD MEDIASTINAL]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[MEDIASTINOSCOPY CERVICAL STANDARD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF MEDIASTINAL DISEASE]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lee]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Chong]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arce Aranda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torrent]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel Adé]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Leiva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Flor]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rafael]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soskin Reidman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aquino Brizuela]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ávila]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rocio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital San Jorge. Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Departamento de Cirugía Torácica ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>42</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>12</fpage>
<lpage>17</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2307-04202018000300012&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2307-04202018000300012&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2307-04202018000300012&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: La mediastinoscopía es una técnica quirúrgica que permite el acceso mínimamente invasivo al mediastino. Actualmente continúa siendo un procedimiento quirúrgico de enorme valor, sobre todo en la estadificación del carcinoma broncogénico. El objetivo del presente trabajo es mostrar la experiencia de este equipo quirúrgico con esta modalidad quirúrgica.  Materiales y Métodos: Estudio observacional, descriptivo, retrospectivo de corte transversal. Fueron incluidos todos los pacientes intervenidos quirúrgicamente por el mismo equipo quirúrgico en el periodo comprendido entre junio de 2013 a octubre de 2018. Se describen características demográficas de la serie, principales tipos histológicos y morbimortalidad de la serie.  Resultados: 37 pacientes fueron intervenidos en dicho periodo de tiempo (25 mujeres), entre 17 y 82 años (promedio 54 años). Los tipos histológicos más frecuentes fueron sarcoidosis (10 casos), cáncer de pulmón (8 casos), metástasis ganglionar (4 casos), linfoma de Hodking y tuberculosis (3 casos).  Conclusiones: La mediastinoscopía fue realizada con mayor frecuencia a mujeres en esta serie. Si tenemos en cuenta las 2 patologías más frecuentes encontradas (sarcoidosis y cáncer de pulmón), la primera se presenta en mujeres entre 30 - 40 años, y la segunda, en varones mayores a 50 años. No hubo morbi-mortalidad asociada al procedimiento.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[SUMMARY  Introduction: Mediastinoscopy is a surgical technique that allows minimally invasive access to the mediastinum. Currently, mediastinoscopy continues to be a surgical procedure of enormous value, especially in the staging of bronchogenic carcinoma. The objective of this work is to show the experience of this surgical team with this surgical modality.  Materials and Methods:  Observational, descriptive, retrospective cross-sectional study. All the patients who underwent surgery by the same surgical team were included in the period from June 2013 to October 2018. The demographic characteristics of the series, main histological types and morbidity and mortality of the series are described.  Results:  37 patients were operated on during this period of time. (25 women), between 17 and 82 years old (average 54 years). The most frequent histological types were Sarcoidosis (10 cases), lung cancer (8 cases), lymph node metastasis (4 cases) and Hodking lymphoma and tuberculosis (3 cases).  Conclusions: Mediastinoscopy was performed more frequently in women in this series. If we take into account the 2 most frequent pathologies found (sarcoidosis and lung cancer), the first occurs in women between 30 - 40 years, and the second, in men over 50 years. There was no morbidity and mortality associated with the procedure.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Mediastinoscopía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ganglios mediastinales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[sarcoidosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cáncer de pulmón]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[linfoma de Hodking]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mediastinoscopy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mediastinal lymph nodes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Sarcoidosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[lung cancer]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Hodgkin's lymphoma]]></kwd>
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