title: [Effect analysis of surgery for treating abnormal styloid process].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the relationship between pharyngeal paraesthesia and abnormal styloid process, and to evaluate the surgery outcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and four patients with styloid process abnormality, especially those with pharyngeal paraesthesia were studied preoperatively and postoperatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 104 patients who complained about foreign body sensation of the pharynx and a sore throat, after partial removal of styloid process, 71.2% (74/104) cured (symptoms disappeared), 12.5% (13/104) improved, while 16.3% (17/104) had no improvement. The responding rate was 83.7% (87/104).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Not all abnormality of styloid process subjects would have pharyngeal paraesthesia, so for this kind of cases a more comprehensive analysis is necessary. Surgery via mouth is preferable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolarngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yuhuangding Hospital of Yantai, Qingdao University, Yantai 264000, China. ytebhzqq@163.com
authors.forename: Qing-quan
authors.initials: QQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xi-cheng
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Tian-zhen
authors.initials: TZ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000601:surgery*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult