Nadir Bir Eagle Sendromu: İki Taraflı ve Aşırı Uzun Stiloid Çıkıntı

Authors : Süay Özmen, Levent Erişen

Pages : 190-192

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Publication Date : 2012-09-01

Article Type : Other

Abstract :Eagle’s Syndrome occurs when an elongated styloid process or calcified stylohyoid ligament causes recurrent throat pain or foreign body sensation, neck pain, dysphagia, or facial pain. Additionally, neck or throat pain may radiate to the ipsilateral ear. The treatment of Eagle’s Syndrome is primarily surgical. The styloid process can be shortened through an intraoral or external cervical approach. A 33-year-old male patient with bilateral, extremely elongated styloid processes, causing the symptomatology of Eagle’s Syndrome with review of the pertinent literature
Keywords : extremely elongated styloid process, bilateral, Eagle Syndrome