Baig Salman, Patil Nash, Considine Niall
Department of ENT, King Faisal Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2012 Apr;22(4):258-60.
Calcified stylohyoid ligament is also called an elongated styloid process and the symptom complex that it produces is called Eagle's syndrome. The symptoms of neck pain, sore throat, foreign body sensation in the throat, dysphagia and otalgia may be confused with other head and neck pain and are often worsened by yawning, opening the mouth wide or turning the head laterally. This is the result of involvement of cranial nerves, carotid plexus and cervical plexus. Carotid artery involvement causes wider symptomatology. Sometimes, it presents as a complication of tonsillectomy procedure. Elongated styloid process is conveniently identified on firm digital examination of tonsillar fossa. Diagnosis is made with appropriate radiological examination. Non-surgical treatment options include re-assurance, analgesia, anti-inflammatory medications and surgical option is shortening of the elongated styloid process by transoral or external approach. The condition is hereby described in a 59 years old male.
钙化茎突舌骨韧带也被称为茎突过长，它所产生的症状复合体被称为鹰综合征。颈部疼痛、喉咙痛、咽喉部异物感、吞咽困难和耳痛等症状可能与其他头颈疼痛相混淆，并且常常因打哈欠、大口张嘴或向侧面转头而加重。这是由于脑神经、颈动脉丛和颈丛受累所致。颈动脉受累会导致更广泛的症状表现。有时，它表现为扁桃体切除手术的并发症。通过对扁桃体窝进行坚实的指诊可以方便地识别茎突过长。通过适当的放射学检查做出诊断。非手术治疗选择包括安慰、止痛、抗炎药物，手术选择是通过经口或外部入路缩短过长的茎突。在此描述一名59岁男性的这种病症。
