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Pterygoid hamulus bursitis as a cause of craniofacial pain: a case report

  • Cho, Jin-Yong (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Section of Dentistry, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center) ;
  • Cheon, Kang-Yong (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Shin, Dong-Whan (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Section of Dentistry, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center) ;
  • Chun, Won-Bae (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Section of Dentistry, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Ho (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Section of Dentistry, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center)
  • Received : 2013.03.14
  • Accepted : 2013.05.07
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

Pain on the soft palate and pharynx can originate in several associated structures. Therefore, diagnosis of patients who complain of discomfort in these areas may be difficult and complicated. Pterygoid hamulus bursitis is a rare disease showing various symptoms in the palatal and pharyngeal regions. As such, it can be one of the reported causes of pain in these areas. Treatment of hamular bursitis is either conservative or surgical. If the etiologic factor of bursitis is osteophytic formation on the hamulus or hypertrophy of the bursa, resection of the hamulus is usually the preferred surgical treatment. We report on a case of bursitis that was managed successfully by surgical treatment and a review of the literature.

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