Styloid process syndrome: report of 72 cases / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the correct diagnosis for styloid process syndrome.@*METHOD@#CT scan and 3D reconstruction was undertaken in 301 cases with foreign body sensation in submandibular angle, pain in pharyngeal, tension feeling and unhealing feeling after tonsillectomy. 263 cases were diagnosed as styloid process syndrome.@*RESULT@#Seventy-two cases were performed with tonsillar styloidectomy. The follow up showed no pre-operative symptoms.@*CONCLUSION@#CT scan 3D reconstruction is the best method in diagnosing styloid process syndrome.