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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0034-7434</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Colomb Obstet Ginecol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7434</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Federación Colombiana de Obstetricia y GinecologíaRevista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0034-74342017000200142</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18597/rcog.363</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Gestación cuádruple: reporte de caso y revisión de la literatura]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Quadruplet pregnancy: case report and review of the literature]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oliveros-Vargas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandra]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Otero-Pinto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bucaramanga ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Industrial de Santander  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bucaramanga ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</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>68</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>142</fpage>
<lpage>149</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-74342017000200142&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-74342017000200142&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-74342017000200142&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivo:  Reportar un caso de embarazo cuádruple y revisar la literatura disponible con respecto a la edad gestacional en la que se identifica el tipo de placenta (mono o policoriónica) en la que finaliza el embarazo, el peso del recién nacido y la frecuencia del cuidado prenatal de este tipo de gestaciones.  Materiales y métodos:  Se presenta del caso de una mujer con embarazo cuádruple secundario a técnica de reproducción asistida, atendida en una institución de cuarto nivel de complejidad, ubicada en la ciudad de Bucaramanga, Colombia. Se realizó una revisión de la literatura publicada en las bases de datos Medline vía PubMed, Embase, SciELO y UptoDate® con los términos de búsqueda: "embarazo múltiple", "cuádruples", "atención prenatal" y "resultado perinatal". La búsqueda se limitó por idioma (artículos en inglés y español).  Resultados:  Se recuperaron 19 referencias que cumplían con los criterios de inclusión y de exclusión. No hay información sobre la frecuencia con la que se debe hacer el control prenatal. El tipo de placenta se pudo establecer entre las semanas 9 y 25; la edad gestacional varió entre 26 y 34 semanas. El peso varió entre 1.076 y 1.770 g. Los embarazos multigestación se acompañan frecuentemente de complicaciones maternas y perinatales.  Conclusiones:  El diagnóstico del embarazo cuádruple puede hacerse temprano en la gestación. Frecuentemente se acompaña de prematuridad y bajo peso al nacer. Se requieren estudios que evalúen el manejo más seguro y efectivo de esta condición.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objective:  To report the case of a quadruplet pregnancy and conduct the review of the available literature regarding gestational age at which the type of placenta (monochorionic or polychorionic) is identified, the gestational age at which the pregnancy comes to an end, the weight of the neonate, and the frequency of prenatal care in this type of gestation.  Materials and methods:  Case report of a woman with a quadruplet pregnancy secondary to assisted reproduction technique, seen at a Level IV complexity centre in the city of Bucaramanga, Colombia. A review of the literature was conducted in Medline vía PubMed, Embase, SciELO and UptoDate® databases using the search terms "multiple pregnancy," "quadruplets," "prenatal care," and "perinatal outcome". The search was limited by language to articles in English and Spanish.  Results:  Overall, 19 references that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were retrieved. There is no information on the required frequency of prenatal visits. It was possible to identify the type of placenta between 9 and 25 weeks; gestational age varied between 26 and 34 weeks. Weight varied between 1,076 and 1,770 g. Multigestation pregnancies are frequently associated with maternal and perinatal complications.  Conclusions:  Quadruplet pregnancies may be diagnosed early in the gestation. They are frequently associated with prematurity and low birth weight. Further studies are required in order to assess the safest and most effective way of managing this condition.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[resultado del embarazo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Multiple pregnancy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[quadruplets]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[prenatal care]]></kwd>
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