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Measurement of tonsillar blood flow in normal and pathological conditions by the use of the 133Xe clearance technique. 1985

I Ozdemir, and M T Ercan, and S Kaya

By using the 133Xe clearance technique, we measured the blood flow to the human palatine tonsil in 10 normal volunteers, 11 patients with chronic tonsillitis, and 11 with hypertrophic tonsils. We found that the mean blood flow was 30.08 +/- 5.39 ml/ 100 g per min in normal tonsils, 17.06 +/- 3.72 in chronic tonsillitis and 49.50 +/- 9.30 in hypertrophic tonsils. Our results show a statistically significant decrease in blood flow in chronic tonsillitis (P less than 0.01) and a significant increase in hypertrophic tonsils (P less than 0.01) when compared to the normal controls. The difference between the blood flow in chronic tonsillitis and hypertrophic tonsils was also statistically significant (P less than 0.01). In all three groups studied, no statistically significant difference was observed in the blood flow to the right and left tonsils (P greater than 0.05).

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006984	Hypertrophy	General increase in bulk of a part or organ due to CELL ENLARGEMENT and accumulation of FLUIDS AND SECRETIONS, not due to tumor formation, nor to an increase in the number of cells (HYPERPLASIA).	Hypertrophies
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D012039	Regional Blood Flow	The flow of BLOOD through or around an organ or region of the body.	Blood Flow, Regional,Blood Flows, Regional,Flow, Regional Blood,Flows, Regional Blood,Regional Blood Flows
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002908	Chronic Disease	Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2).	Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults