[Endoscopic head: the ultrasound examination of mouth, pharynx and nasopharynx]

The objective evaluation of the character of a change, localized in the area of palatine tonsil and tongue, especially in case of defining the extension of the change may cause many problems. So far the ultrasound examination of the tongue and tonsil was carried out by way of placing the endoscopic head on the skin in submandibular area or just behind the branch of mandibular, which in many cases didn't allow to achieve a satisfactory image of the changed tissues. This paper presents an attempt to use endoscopic head to examine changes localized in the area of tongue, palatine tonsil and nasopharynx and on soft palate. The paper also evaluates the usefulness of 2 types of endoscopic heads to carry out such examinations. The obtained initial results of the examinations point at substantial usefulness of this type of examination to the evaluation of changes localized in the area of tongue and palatine tonsil.