title: Intraoral approach for surgical treatment of Eagle syndrome.
abstract: Eagle syndrome is symptomatic elongation of the styloid process, or calcification of the stylomandibular ligament. Difficulty with deglutition, phonation, cervical movement, and the sensation of a foreign body in the oropharynx are all symptoms of this syndrome. Its treatment consists of partial removal of the styloid process, leaving it within the range of normality. We describe the technique, report a case, and point out some of the advantages, such as the simplicity of the procedure, reduced operating time, and lack risks of operative complications.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School of Araçatuba (UNESP), Brazil. abrahao_cav@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Abrahão Cavalcante Gomes
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: de Souza Carvalho
authors.forename: Osvaldo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Magro Filho
authors.forename: Idelmo Rangel
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Marcelo Esmeraldo
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: de Holanda
authors.forename: José Maria Sampaio
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: de Menezes
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013577:Syndrome; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed