Sonographic estimation of normal palatine tonsillar size in under 18-year-old patients who visitTASH: ADDIS-ABABA, ETHIOPIA
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2023-11
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Background
Currently,thereisnostandardnormaltonsillarmeasurementusingultrasound
whichcanbeusedforcomparisonwithanabnormalpalatinetonsilinclinical
practice.
Objectives
Inthisstudyweaim toestimatenormalpalatinetonsilsizeusingultrasoundin
childrenwhohavenotonsillarrelateddiseaseinTASH,AddisAbaba,Ethiopia.
Methods
A prospectivecross-sectionalstudywasconductedatTASH.Thestudywas
conductedonpatientsunderageof18yearswhovisitthehospitalforcomplaints
unrelatedtotonsillardiseasesfrom May26-September30,2023.Astructured
research toolwasused to collectallthenecessarydatafrom participants
selectedbyconveniencesampling.DatawasenteredandanalyzedusingSPSS
version27software
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Palatinetonsil, transcutaneousultrasound, tonsilitis.