Manejo de los nódulos pulmonares subsólidos. Resultados quirúrgicos basados en algoritmo local

Abstract

Background: Nowadays, there is no consensus in the management of pulmonary subsolid nodules (SSNs). Aim: describe the results of surgical management of SSNs, based on institutional algorithm. Material and Methods: cross-sectional, descriptive study, with revision of clinical electronic records, that included all patients intervened for SSNs, suggestive of malignancy, by the judgment of a multi- disciplinary team, from January 2014 to January 2018 at the Department of Adult Surgery, Clinica Las Condes. Results: 35 patients were studied. The average age was 65.8 years. The average size of the nodules was 15 mm. All patients were approached by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. 88.6% of biopsies turned out to be malignant neoplasm. Conclusions: the acquisition of a local algorithm established by a multidisciplinary team is an appropriate alternative for the management of the patients with SSNs.