Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (대한악안면성형재건외과학회)
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Eagle's Syndrome Presenting Unilateral Facial Nerve Palsy: Case Report

편측 안면신경 마비를 동반한 Eagle 증후군 치험례

  • Shin, Hee-Jin (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's dental hospital, College of medicine, The Catholic University) ;
  • Kwon, Young-Wook (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's dental hospital, College of medicine, The Catholic University) ;
  • Cho, Sung-Min (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's dental hospital, College of medicine, The Catholic University) ;
  • Kim, Change-Hyen (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's dental hospital, College of medicine, The Catholic University) ;
  • Park, Je-Uk (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's dental hospital, College of medicine, The Catholic University)
  • 신희진 (가톨릭대학교 서울성모치과병원 구강악안면외과) ;
  • 권영욱 (가톨릭대학교 서울성모치과병원 구강악안면외과) ;
  • 조성민 (가톨릭대학교 서울성모치과병원 구강악안면외과) ;
  • 김창현 (가톨릭대학교 서울성모치과병원 구강악안면외과) ;
  • 박재억 (가톨릭대학교 서울성모치과병원 구강악안면외과)
  • Received : 2010.04.16
  • Accepted : 2010.07.13
  • Published : 2010.09.30
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Abstract

Eagle's syndrome is the manifestation of elongated styloid process that is not a common entity in dental clinics. Without the knowledge of this syndrome misdiagnosis can be made and therefore differential diag-nosis with other diseases of oral and maxillofacial area is required. The symptoms of elongated styloid process are cervical pain, foreign body sensation, dysphagia and pharyngeal pain. A 27 years old male vis-ited our hospital. He had cervical pain with unilateral facial nerve palsy. Along with meticulous clinical examinations, 3D-CT, Plain radiographic studies were used to make the diagnosis. In computed tomogra-phy, Lt. styloid process was elongated and fractured. Patient have undergone surgical resection of elongat-ed styloid process and have been carefully observed. Characteristically, preoperative facial nerve palsy showed rapid postoperative recovery. The other clinical symptoms that were present in the initial visit were diminished. The purpose of this article is to report a case of Eagle's syndrome presenting unilateral facial nerve palsy that was treated with transoral surgical approach with literature review.

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