Gorfu,Yocabel(Ass.Prof.)Omer,Fathia(Ass.Prof.)Tamir,Raja2025-08-132025-08-132023-11https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/6704Background 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 version27softwareen-USPalatinetonsiltranscutaneousultrasoundtonsilitis.Sonographic estimation of normal palatine tonsillar size in under 18-year-old patients who visitTASH: ADDIS-ABABA, ETHIOPIAThesis