Research goal: to prove the conduct of a comprehensive clinical and radiological diagnostic analysis in patients with varicose veins of the esophagus. Material and methods. Comprehensive clinical and radiological studies of the alimentary system (500 patients) were performed. We used clinical, laboratory, x-ray method of research. Additionally, ultrasound of the abdominal cavity and retroperitoneal space was performed (SAMSUNG RS 80A). Age aspect of patients: 20-75 years, men-353, women-147. Results. The data of complex application of x-ray, ultrasound and computer tomography methods of diagnostics for varicose veins of the esophagus were presented. X-ray examination (p≤0.05) promote significant reduction in massive bleeding and a serious threat to the patient’s life at early stage of changes. X-ray semiotics of various stages of esophageal varicose veins and combination with varicose veins of the precardial part of the stomach are presented. The method of x-ray examination in the differential diagnosis of varicose veins of the precardial part of the stomach with tumor lesions is substantiated. Conclusion. As a result of the study, the authors, having considerable experience in multiparametric analysis of diseases of the alimentary system, presented radiographs from the personal archive and showed the possibility of using x-ray, ultrasound and computer tomography diagnostic methods for varicose veins of the esophagus.
esophageal varicose veins, portal hypertension, x-ray, computer tomography, ultrasound
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