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<journal-id>0120-9957</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista colombiana de Gastroenterología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Col Gastroenterol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-9957</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Colombiana de Gastroenterología  ]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0120-99572018000400372</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22516/25007440.212</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características de la disfagia en pacientes de un centro de gastroenterología en Bogotá D. C., Colombia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characteristics of dysphagia in patients of a gastroenterology center in Bogotá D.C., Colombia]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Frías Ordóñez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Sebastián]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Marín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julián David]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro médico Endocentro Limitada Unidad de gastroenterología y endoscopia digestiva ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá D. C]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Colombia Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá D. C]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</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>33</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>372</fpage>
<lpage>378</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-99572018000400372&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-99572018000400372&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-99572018000400372&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  la epidemiología de la disfagia está pobremente definida. Es un síntoma que se asocia con el envejecimiento, y en poblaciones jóvenes sigue siendo tema de incertidumbre. También es un problema que no siempre informan los pacientes y es poco comprendido en la población general.  Objetivo:  describir las características clínicas y epidemiológicas de la disfagia a partir de una muestra de pacientes adultos remitidos a un centro especializado en gastroenterología.  Metodología:  estudio observacional, descriptivo y retrospectivo, realizado en un centro especializado en gastroenterología en Bogotá D. C. durante 2016, en el cual se revisaron 3148 historias clínicas y se recopilaron aquellas de pacientes cuyo motivo de consulta fuera disfagia o la refirieran como síntoma asociado, y cuyo diagnóstico se confirmara con pruebas complementarias.  Resultados:  de 3148 historias clínicas, 85 (2,7 %) presentaron disfagia como motivo de consulta principal o síntoma asociado. La mayoría correspondió a mujeres (70,5 %). El grupo de edad más afectado fue entre 70 y 79 años. La enfermedad por reflujo gastroesofágico (ERGE) representó el diagnóstico más frecuente.  Conclusión:  la prevalencia de disfagia encontrada es similar a la reportada en la literatura. La ERGE es causa frecuente de disfagia. La disfagia continúa siendo un problema predominantemente de adultos mayores.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: The epidemiology of dysphagia is poorly defined. It is a symptom that is associated with aging but is still a matter of uncertainty in young populations. Also, it is is not always reported by patients and is poorly understood in the general population.  Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of dysphagia in a sample of adult patients referred to a center specializing in Gastroenterology.  Methodology: This is an observational, descriptive and retrospective study carried out in a specialized gastroenterology center in Bogotá DC in 2016. We reviewed 3,148 clinical histories of patients to identify those whose reason for consultation was dysphagia or who were referred to the clinic with dysphagia as an associated symptom and whose diagnoses had been confirmed by complementary tests.  Results: Of the 3,148 medical records, 85 (2.7%) presented dysphagia as the main reason for consultation or as an associated symptom. The majority were women (70.5%). The largest proportion of those affected were between 70 and 79 years old. Gastroesophageal reflux disease was the most frequent diagnosis.  Conclusion: The prevalence of dysphagia found is similar to that reported in the literature. Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a frequent cause of dysphagia. Dysphagia continues to be a problem especially among the elderly.]]></p></abstract>
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