J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.
2009 Mar;31(2):180-183.
Transoral Treatment of Eagle's Syndrome: 2 Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. omsnam@yuhs.ac
- 2Department of Oral Cancer Research Institute, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Eagle's syndrome refers to a symptomatic elongation of the styloid process or calcification of the stylohyoid and stylomandibular ligaments that usually accompanies facial and pharyngeal pain, dysphagia, and foreign-body sensation in the throat. Making an accurate diagnosis is difficult as Eagle's syndrome can be accompanied with referred pain to various areas of head and neck. Treatment options for Eagle's syndrome include non-surgical and surgical methods. The surest and the most effective method for relieving the symptom is surgical removal or reduction of the elongated styloid process. The present study reports two cases of female whom were diagnosed as "Eagle's syndrome" and whose chief complain was foreign-body sensation and pain in the throat on movement. Surgical removal via transoral approach of the elongated styloid process is a safe surgical option with favorable results compared to extraoral approach.
