Lateral Neck Pain - Eagle’s Syndrome: A Report of Two Cases
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Cervicofacial pain can occur due to elongated styloid process or calcifi cation of stylomandibular ligament or stylohyoid ligament. Other factors also include chronic tonsillitis and tonsillopharyngitis. When the etiology of cervicofacial is elongated styloid process and/or ossifi cation of ligament stylomandibular or stylohyoid it is referred as Eagle syndrome. Here, we are presenting the report of two cases of cervicofacial pain which were due to elongated styloid process and their management. The diagnosis of Eagle syndrome was made and confi rm from clinical presentation and radiological investigations. As per present case and the available literature, styloidectomy is the treatment of choice for this condition.
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