The value of soft tissue radiography in the assessment and treatment of lingual tonsillar hypertrophy.
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.
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