tonsillar hypertrophy grading scale
Last reviewed 01/2018
- tonsils can be graded according to the percentage of how much the oropharyngeal
airway is occupied
- grade 0: Within tonsillar fossa
- grade 1: 0-25% of oropharyngeal airway
- grade 2: 26-50%
- grade 3: 51-75%
- grade 4: > 75%
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