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Metadata
Title
CASE REPORT ON UNILATERAL SEGMENTAL CALCIFICATION OF STYLOHYOID LIGAMENT
Authors
RATHOD, SHARADHABAI
Description
An unusual case of a unilaterally elongated styloid process with a length of 6.8 cm was found on orthopantomogram (OPG) of male patient. The patient reported with ipsilateralotalgia presumably due to nerve compression from the elongated styloid process. The symptomatology appeared by such an anatomical variant as well as relative literature is discussed in the present case.
KEYWORDS: Styloid process; Otalgia; Stylohyoid ligament; orthopantomogram.
Source
International Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Research; Volume 1, Issue 1; January 2015; 25-27
Publisher
Sumathi Publications
Type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Date
2015-01-11
Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Rights
Copyright (c) 2015 SHARADHABAI RATHOD, GAVISHIDDAPPA A. HADIMANI, ISHWAR B. BAGOJI, S PADMASHREE