Clinical Aspects of Diagnosis and Treatment of Elongated Styloid Proces Syndrome

• Authors: Piotr Arkuszewski , Aleksander Przygoński , Marta Tyndorf
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Eagle's syndrome is a rare cause of chronic cervical and throat pain connected with styloid process elongation. The etiology of this disorder remains unclear. The authors presented four cases of symptomatic, one-sided and both-sided elongation of the styloid process. Moreover, the study presented aspects of diagnosis and treatment of Eagle's syndrome. The Authors especially focused on surgical techniques.

Keywords

EN

styloid process; Eagle's syndrome; surgical treatment

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 82
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 626-630

Dates

published

1 - 11 - 2010

online

7 - 1 - 2011

Contributors

author

Piotr Arkuszewski

• Department of Cranial, Maxillofacial and Oncological Surgery in Łódź

author

Aleksander Przygoński

• Department of Cranial, Maxillofacial and Oncological Surgery in Łódź

author

Marta Tyndorf

• Department of Cranial, Maxillofacial and Oncological Surgery in Łódź

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10035-010-0095-9