A Case of Eagle’s Syndrome

Hong, Seung In; Yoo, Seung Lyul; Lee, Sung Mahn; Kim, Kwang Il

doi:10.35420/jcohns.1991.2.2.333

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1991; 2(2):333-337

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

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1991.2.2.333

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A Case of Eagle’s Syndrome

Seung In Hong¹, Seung Lyul Yoo¹, Sung Mahn Lee¹, Kwang Il Kim¹

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¹Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Kangnam General Hospital, Public Corporation

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Eagle’s syndrome is a rare disorder. But it may be a cause of cervical and craniofacial pain syndrome. Its symptoms are sensation of raw throat, referred otalgia, painful or difficult swallowing, sensation of foreign body in pharynx such as a fishbone, persistent dull-aching type of sore throat.

Recently, we have experienced a case of this syndrome in a female patient who was successfully treated with surgical shortening of the styloid process transorally.

Keywords: Eagle’s syndrome; cervical and craniofacial pain; surgical shortening of the styloid process

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