title: Eagle's syndrome, a rare cause of neck pain.
abstract: Eagle's syndrome (ES) sometimes called styloid or stylohyoid syndrome is defined as the symptomatic elongation of the styloid process or mineralisation of the stylohyoid ligament. The symptoms related to this condition can be confused with those attributed to a wide variety of facial neuralgias. We report a 34-year-old male patient who presented with a recurrent neck pain and dysphagia. He was diagnosed to have an elongated styloid process. An intraoral transtonsillar shortening of the styloid process was done. We discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of ES as well as a review of the literature.
authors: Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, Alexandria University Hospitals, Alexandria, Egypt. mybahgat18@hotmail.com
authors: Mohammed
authors: M
authors: Bahgat
authors: Yassin
authors: Y
authors: Bahgat
authors: Ahmed
authors: A
authors: Bahgat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology*; D010173:Palpation; D010808:Physical Examination; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine