What is the cause of hypertrophia in asymmetric tonsils?


HANEGE F. M., ACAR G., TEKİN M., ÖZKANLI S. Ş., Saygi H. İ.

B-ENT, cilt.12, sa.3, ss.175-179, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Dergi Adı: B-ENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.175-179
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Asymmetric tonsillar hypertrophy is a condition, confirmed by physical examination, that can be found in every age group. The aim of this study was to compare each tonsil through macroscopic and microscopic assessment of specimens and reveal the reasons that cause one tonsil to grow more than the other.