METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SIZE OF HYPERTROPHIED PHARYNGEAL TONSILS USING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTICS

Аннотация

Objective. Development of a well-informed and effective method based on the results of transcervical ultrasound examination in pharyngeal tonsils hypertrophy. Materials and methods. To achieve this aim, 164 patients with pharyngeal tonsils hypertrophy were examined. The ratio of boys and girls is 1:2. All patients underwent ultrasound of the pharyngeal tonsil using the Mindray DC-N6 machine using linear transducers with an operating frequency of 5–12 MHz. The study was carried out from the sides in the area of the projection of the pharyngeal tonsils; was measured the transverse diameter (width) of the tonsil. Results. The diagnostic technique for hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsil, based on Doppler ultrasound examination of the tonsil with visualization of vascularization, registration of the rate of movement of blood flow, encryption of these data in different tones and formation of the resulting pattern on a two-dimensional black and white image of the object under study, are indicated by the fact that in the tonsil with a transverse diameter of 17– 23 and 22–30 mm and more, an increase in blood flow is observed, in contrast to tonsils with a smaller transverse diameter, up to 16 mm. Conclusion. Thus, the obtained data show that the proposed method in the diagnosis of adenoid hypertrophy is highly effective and informative, which significantly simplifies the process of diagnosis in outpatient and inpatient settings and significantly improves the quality of treatment of hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils, and no does not require the use of medications.