[Compression elastography as a new method of ultrasound imaging in the differential diagnosis of chronic tonsillitis].

UNLABELLED: Chronic tonsillitis remains as an urgent problem in modern otorhinolaryngological practice, which requires improving the diagnostic methods of this pathology.

OBJECTIVE

To increase the diagnostic information content of objective methods for differential diagnosis of different forms of chronic tonsillitis.

MATERIAL AND

METHODS

The study involved 97 patients who were divided into two groups: the 1st group (39 patients) - with a simple form; the 2nd group (58 patients) - with a toxic-allergic form of chronic tonsillitis. To assess the structure of the palatine tonsils, patients underwent ultrasound in the compression elastography mode.

RESULTS

According to results, patient with simple form of chronic tonsillitis in 64.1±7.68% cases had rigid structure of palatine tonsils, while toxic-allergic form is characterized by an elastic structure of the tonsils (58.62±6.47%).

CONCLUSION

The ultrasound compression elastography helps to value efficiently the pathology of the palatine tonsils and conduct a differential diagnosis of clinical forms of chronic tonsillitis.