Calcified stylohyoid ligaments: A diagnostic dilemma

• Main Authors: Atul Kaushik (Author), Renu Tanwar (Author), Payal Garg (Author), Monika Kaushik (Author), Rajneesh Panwar (Author), Shobhit Garg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Calcification or ossification of elongated stylohyoid ligaments is often an incidental finding on radiographs. Abnormal elongation of the styloid process may cause compression of a number of vital nerves and vessels related to it and these symptoms may be confused with other causes of head and neck...