title: The value of soft tissue radiography in the assessment and treatment of lingual tonsillar hypertrophy.
abstract: When surgery is indicated for benign lingual tonsillar hypertrophy, the surgical procedure varies with the degree of hypertrophy. Lateral soft-tissue radiography of the neck provides an excellent adjunct to clinical examination as a means of assessing the degree of hypertrophy. Pre-operative radiography is therefore recommended when difficulty or uncertainty arises in assessing the extent of hypertrophy clinically.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D014059:Tongue; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014140:Tracheotomy