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

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.