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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1688-0390</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Médica del Uruguay]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Méd. Urug.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1688-0390</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sindicato Médico del Uruguay]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1688-03902017000200171</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Diverticulitis de Meckel: a propósito de un caso clínico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Meckel´s diverticulum. Presentation of two clinical cases]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tarigo Casella]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nicolás]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vallverdú Scorza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Martín]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lyford-Pike Bosch]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Patrick]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Neirotti Rivero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rubens]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de la República Facultad de Medicina Hospital de Clínicas]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montevideo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de la República Facultad de Medicina Hospital de Clínicas]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montevideo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de la República Facultad de Medicina Hospital de Clínicas]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montevideo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de la República Facultad de Medicina Hospital de Clínicas]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montevideo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>33</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>171</fpage>
<lpage>179</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1688-03902017000200171&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1688-03902017000200171&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1688-03902017000200171&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción: el divertículo de Meckel es una malformación congénita del tracto gastrointestinal. Se presenta en el 1% de la población general. Es más frecuente en el sexo masculino. El divertículo de Meckel puede cursar asintomático y conocerse en un hallazgo intraoperatorio, como ocurre en cerca del 80% de los pacientes.  Caso clínico:  paciente de 25 años, sexo masculino, cuadro clínico compatible con apendicitis aguda, se realiza laparotomía y se destaca el hallazgo de un divertículo de Meckel inflamado. El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar un caso de diverticulitis de Meckel cuya presentación clínica simuló una apendicitis aguda y exponer los aspectos más resaltables del tema.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ Abstract:  Introduction:  Meckel´s diverticulum is a congenital malformation in the gastrointestinal tract. It is found in 1% of the general population. Prevalence is higher in men. Meckel´s diverticulum may be asymptomatic and be found during a surgery, as is the case in around 80% of patients.  Clinical case: twenty five year old patient, male, clinical case compatible with acute appendicitis. Upon a laparotomy, Meckel&#8217;s diverticulum is the main finding. The study aims to present a case of Meckel&#8217;s diverticulum, the clinical presentation of which appeared to be acute appendicitis, and to present the most relevant aspects of this condition.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[ Resumo:  Introdução:  o divertículo de Meckel é uma má formação congênita do trato gastrointestinal. Está presente em 1% da população geral sendo mais frequente em pessoas do sexo masculino. O divertículo de Meckel pode permanecer assintomático e ser um achado intraoperatório, o que ocorre em aproximadamente 80% dos casos.  Caso clínico: paciente de 25 anos, sexo masculino, quadro clínico compatível com apendicite aguda, que é submetido a laparotomia na qual um divertículo de Meckel inflamado foi identificado. O objetivo deste trabalho é descrever um caso de diverticulite de Meckel cuja apresentação clínica simulava uma apendicite aguda e rever os aspectos mais destacados do tema.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Apendicitis aguda]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Diverticulitis de Meckel]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Acute appendicitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Meckel diverticulum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Apendicite aguda]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Diverticulite Meckel]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
</article-meta>
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