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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>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2307-04202018000200025</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/sopaci.2018.agosto.25-27</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[&#8220;RECONSTRUCCIÓN DEL CUERO CABELLUDO&#8221;-]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA["RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SCALP"]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aldana]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Celso]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Insfrán]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Wilson]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sandoval]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Balmelli]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Bruno]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Unidad de Cirugía Plástica]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Nacional de Quemados  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>42</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>25</fpage>
<lpage>27</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2307-04202018000200025&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2307-04202018000200025&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2307-04202018000200025&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción.  La mayoría de las quemaduras ocasionan lesiones superficiales que acarrean pocas secuelas. Algunas sin embargo requieren tratamiento quirúrgico debido al daño tisular ocasionado. Entre estas, las que se localizan en el cuero cabelludo requieren un tratamiento particularmente especial.  Objetivo. Los autores presentan la experiencia en reconstrucción quirúrgica de lesiones en cuero cabelludo ocasionadas por quemaduras profundas.  Materiales y métodos. Estudio descriptivo, observacional, retrospectivo, de casos consecutivos. Fueron incluidos los pacientes con diagnóstico de quemadura, de localización específica en el cuero cabelludo (lesión principal o secundaria), en el período comprendido entre enero de 2016 y enero de 2017, y que recibieron tratamiento quirúrgico reconstructivo.  Resultados. La población total (15 casos) fue de sexo masculino, con una edad media de 35 años. El 73% de los casos se debieron a quemaduras eléctricas, siendo el 60% quemaduras de tercer grado localizadas en su mayoría en el vertex y región occipital. Todas las lesiones fueron reconstruidas con colgajos que presentaron evolución favorable.  Conclusión. La reconstrucción con colgajos constituye una de estrategias principales para resolver las heridas complejas localizadas en el cuero cabelludo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction. The most burns cause superficial injuries that carry few sequelae. Some nevertheless require surgical treatment due to the tissue damage caused. Among these, those that are located on the scalp require a particularly special treatment.  Objective.  The authors present the experience in surgical reconstruction of scalp lesions caused by deep burns.  Materials and methods.  Descriptive, observational and retrospective study of consecutive cases. Patients with a diagnosis of burn, with a specific location on the scalp (primary or secondary lesion), in the period between January 2016 and January 2017, and who received reconstructive surgical treatment were included.  Results.  The total population (15 cases) was male, with an average age of 35 years. 73% of the cases were due to electric burns, with 60% being third degree burns located mostly in the vertex and occipital region. All the lesions were reconstructed with flaps that presented favorable evolution.  Conclusion. The reconstruction with flaps constitutes one of the main strategies to solve the complex wounds located in the scalp.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Quemaduras]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cuero cabelludo]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Burns]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[scalp]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[flaps]]></kwd>
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