Eagle's Syndrome: Report of Three Cases

The styloid process of temporal bone is a bone projection that come form stylopharyngeal, styloid and styloglossal muscles. The Eagle‘s syndrome is characterized by presence of symptoms such cervical pain, dysphagia, odynophagia, otalgia, associated an enlarge of styloid process more than 30mm. Objective: To present three patients with Eagle syndrome and discuss clinical presentation and treatment of disease. Case Report: Related three cases of patients with symptoms and radiologic signs compatible with diagnosis of Eagle‘s syndrome than were submitted to surgical treatment by cervicotomy with full remission of symptoms. Conclusion: The surgical treatment with part of resection of styloid process is connected with remission of symptoms in patients with diagnosis Eagle‘s syndrome. The high cervicotomy approach determines adequate exposure of styloid process with more complete resection and protects neurovascular structures.