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<journal-id>2307-0420</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cirugía paraguaya]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cir. parag.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2307-0420</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Cirugía]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2307-04202023000100022</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/sopaci.2023.abril.22</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características clínicas y quirúrgicas de las hernias crurales en la I Cátedra de Clínica Quirúrgica del Hospital de Clínicas durante el periodo 2015-2021]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical and surgical characteristics of crural hernias in the I Surgical Clinical Chair of Hospital de Clínicas from 2015 through 2021]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Chavez-Rivaldi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristhian]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Liz]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Hospital de Clínicas. Primera Cátedra de Clínica Quirúrgica]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>47</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>22</fpage>
<lpage>26</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2307-04202023000100022&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2307-04202023000100022&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2307-04202023000100022&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: La hernia crural se produce por un defecto en la fascia transversalis exteriorizándose el saco herniario en la región femoral. Pacientes y métodos: 32 casos de pacientes con diagnóstico de hernia crural en la I Cátedra Clínica Quirúrgica del Hospital de Clínicas entre los años 2015 al 2021. Estudio retrospectivo, descriptivo y transversal que tiene como objetivo determinar las características clínicas y quirúrgicas de las Hernias Crurales en la I Cátedra de Clínica Quirúrgica del Hospital de Clínicas durante el periodo 2015-2021. Resultados: El 78,1% de los pacientes eran mujeres. Media de edad, 68,1 +/- 14 años. El motivo de consulta más frecuente es dolor en región inguinocrural en el 56,3% de los casos. El 78,1% se confirmó en el lado derecho. El abordaje infrainguinal se realizó en un 68,8%. Conclusión: El desafío actual, siempre para el cirujano, es realizar un diagnóstico preciso y un abordaje correcto de cada paciente. Al tratarse de un grupo limitado de pacientes con el diagnóstico de hernia crural debemos ofrecerles el tratamiento adecuado y conocer todas las opciones para la misma.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: Crural hernia is due to a defect of the fascia transversalis, which makes the hernia sac becomes exteriorized in the femoral region. Patients and methods: 32 cases of patients with a diagnosis of crural hernia from the Surgical Clinical Chair at Hospital de Clínicas, Paraguay from 2015 through 2021. This was a retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study whose objective is to determine the clinical and surgical characteristics of Crural Hernias in the I Surgical Clinical Chair at Hospital de Clínicas, Paraguay from 2015 through 2021. Results: 78.1% were women. Mean age was 68.1 +/- 14 years, the most common reason for consultation was pain in the inguinocrural region in 56.3% of the patients. In 78.1% of them, pain was confirmed in the right sid. Infrainguinal approach was attempted in 68.8% of the cases. Conclusion: The current challenge is always for the surgeon to achieve an accurate diagnosis and follow the correct course of action in each patient. Since the group of patients diagnosed with crural hernia is limited we should provide them with proper treatment and know all the options available.]]></p></abstract>
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