1Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
*Corresponding Author: Smita R. Priyadarshini, Reader, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, e-mail: smitapriyadarshini@soa.ac.in
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
Styloid process is a complex structure and ossification of this process can illicit a number of signs & symptoms aggravating the patient's condition. Elongated styloid process is also called Eagles syndrome and in majority of times are asymptomatic. But precipitation of certain procedures like tonsillectomy can make it symptomatic as in this case. Here we report a case of 26 years old female patient complaining of pain in the retropharyngeal region.
Styloid process, Eagles syndrome, tonsillectomy, retropharyngeal region
