Three Cases of Elongated Styloid Process

Park, Seong Kook; Lee, Sang Cheol; Park, Chun Keun

doi:10.35420/jcohns.1991.2.2.327

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1991; 2(2):327-332

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1991.2.2.327

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이상경상돌기증 3례

박성국¹, 이상철¹, 박춘근¹

Three Cases of Elongated Styloid Process

Seong Kook Park¹, Sang Cheol Lee¹, Chun Keun Park¹

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¹인제대학교 부산백병원 이비인후과학교실

¹Department of Otolaryngology, Collage of Medicine，Inje University, Pusan Paik Hospital

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

The elongated styloid syndrome which is induced by elongated styloid process is more rare.

Most patients with elongated styloid process remain asymptomatic.

Patients frequently complain of pain in the throat increased by swallowing or as sensation of foreign body in the throat. Occasionally, some patient complain ear pain and some headache.

These symptoms are due to stimulation of the nerves and vessels which pass closs to the tip of the styloid process.

Recently, the authors have experienced three cases of elongated styloid process complained foreign body sensation of throat in 2 cases and pain on swallowing in 1 case, those symptoms were improved by operation as Eagle’s method and report with review of literatures.

Keywords: Elongated styloid process; Eagle’s method; 3 cases