title: Eagle's syndrome: importance of a corrected diagnosis and adequate surgical treatment.
abstract: Elongation of the styloid process and calcification of the stylohyoid ligament as pathological entities described by Eagle are often reported in the literature. The properly called Eagle's syndrome or stylalgia is characterized by a definite symptoms and etiology, that distinguish it from pathologies with partially overlapping symptoms depending on adjacent anatomical structures. A corrected differential diagnosis is paramount for choosing the most adequate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Dipartmento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Clinica Odontostomatologica e di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, Universita' Degli Studi di Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mortellaro
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Biancucci
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Picciolo
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vercellino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed