title: Elongated styloid process: an overview.
abstract: Stylalgia is a condition that causes a dull, nagging pain in the oropharynx, often referred to the ear and the mastoid region. The clinical diagnosis is certain if the elongated styloid process is palpated through the tonsillar area. Radiological investigations, such as orthopantomograms, give information about the medial angulation. The treatment of choice is surgical shortening of the process. Trans-tonsillar fossa excision is a simple technique and does not involve greater morbidity than a routine tonsillectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of E.N.T., Kasturba Medical College & Hospital, Manipal, India.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hazarika
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mathai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Kamath
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*