Seguimiento de nódulos pulmonares mayores 8mm y menores a 30 mm en una publicación endémica de tuberculosis en el período Agosto 2019-Enero 2020

Abstract

Abstract: With technological advances in diagnostic imaging tests, the incidental detection of small pulmonary nodules has increased. In our environment, no studies have been carried out that correlate with these findings, which is why an ambidirectional cohort analytical study was carried out with a sample of 10 patients, with incidental nodules in computed tomography ≥ 8 mm and ≤ 30 mm, > 35 years old, with no radiological pattern indicating active disease at the time of the study.Of the CT scans reviewed, 34 patients (9%) presented pulmonary nodules, of which 61.7% were men and 38.2% women. The average age is 64.88 years and the most common location is the right lung (59.9%).86.6% of the nodules were solid with smooth edges (93.3%), without calcifications (64.4%). While 8.8% were subsolid and 4.4% mixed type. In the tomographic control of the 45.06% of the nodules reduced their size, 23.53% remained constant, 17.65% increased their size and 11.76% disappeared.