Service d'Odontologie, Pôle Neurosciences Tête et Cou, CHRU de Montpellier cedex 5, F-34295 Montpellier, France.
Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 2013;42(7):20120429. doi: 10.1259/dmfr.20120429. Epub 2013 Apr 29.
To evaluate the prevalence of palatine tonsilloliths.
150 consecutive CT examinations (75 males and 75 females) were read.
Tonsilloliths were found in 37 patients (24.6%; confidence interval 17.7-31.6%), of which 18 (48%) had a bilateral location. No influence of sex or age was observed (p = 0.37 and p = 0.57, respectively). 26 patients (70%) had more than 1 concretion. The largest tonsillolith was 7 mm. None of the tonsilloliths found were involved in the reason for prescribing the CT. The radiographic density of the tonsilloliths was between 216 and 2959 HU.
Palatine tonsilloliths could affect approximately one-quarter of the population. This prevalence is likely to be underestimated in daily clinical practice because small concretions do not result in any functional impairment and are not visible on orthopantomographs.
评估腭扁桃体结石的患病率。
对 150 例连续 CT 检查（75 例男性和 75 例女性）进行了阅读。
在 37 名患者（24.6%；置信区间 17.7-31.6%）中发现了扁桃体结石，其中 18 名（48%）存在双侧位置。未观察到性别或年龄的影响（分别为 p=0.37 和 p=0.57）。26 名患者（70%）有超过 1 个结石。最大的扁桃体结石为 7mm。发现的扁桃体结石均未导致 CT 检查的原因。扁桃体结石的放射密度在 216 和 2959 HU 之间。
腭扁桃体结石可能影响约四分之一的人群。由于小结石不会导致任何功能障碍，并且在颌全景片中不可见，因此在日常临床实践中，这种患病率可能被低估了。
