File:Adenoidal and tonsillar hypertrophy (Radiopaedia 66277).jpg

Summary:

• Radiopaedia case ID: 66277
• Image ID: 46512443
• Modality: X-ray
• System: Paediatrics
• Findings: Moderately severe hypertrophy of the adenoidal soft tissues with moderately severe effacement of the nasopharyngeal airway. Also noted is moderately severe hypertrophy of palatine tonsillar soft tissues. The epiglottis is not well delineated on this exam. The precervical prevertebral soft tissues are normal. Loss of normal cervical lordosis may be due to positioning. The bone density is normal. He is obese.
• Published: 14th Feb 2019
• Source: https://radiopaedia.org/cases/adenoidal-and-tonsillar-hypertrophy
• Author: Kathryn Kinser
• Permission: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

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