Chest Xray
The radiological opacities in a chest x-ray are a result of the pathological processes taking place in the lungs. TB causes alveolar consolidation, necrosis, cavitation and fibrosis, features, which it shares with a variety of lung diseases.
TB also shares its radiological features with many other pulmonary diseases. There is no radiological feature that is absolutely typical of pulmonary TB and other diseases may mimic TB radiologically. The following features, however, when seen on a chest skiagram, suggest a diagnosis of TB: [Read more...]
Sclerotherapy: Sclerosing agents like sodium tetradocyl sulphate and 3 percent phenol in water are injected through upper GI endoscopy, around the varices. They obliterate the blood vessels and prevent future bleeds.