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The objective of this study was to measure 3\u2010dimensional tonsillar size with ultrasound, in centimeters, and correlate these measurements with actual ex vivo dimensions on pathology specimens.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Study Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>We performed a prospective cohort study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study was set in a tertiary care children\u2019s hospital.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Subjects and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Children undergoing tonsillectomy were included in the study. Transcervical high\u2010frequency ultrasonography (HFU) was performed prior to surgery to obtain 3\u2010dimensional measurements of the right and left palatine tonsils. Mean sizes were compared to ex vivo tonsil measurements and correlations were obtained.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Seventy\u2010five consecutive children underwent a transcervical HFU, with a total of 150 tonsils analyzed. The mean differences between HFU and pathology measurements were \u22120.08\u00a0cm and \u22120.24\u00a0cm for the right and left craniocaudal axes, \u22120.19\u00a0cm and \u22120.18\u00a0cm for the right and left mediolateral axes, and 0.05\u00a0cm and 0.03\u00a0cm for the right and left anteroposterior axes. 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