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Ultrasound‐guided injection of botulinum toxin in a patient with omohyoid muscle syndrome: A case report
Author(s) -
Su PoHsien,
Wang TyngGuey,
Wang YiChian
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.21954
Subject(s) - medicine , swallowing , ultrasound , botulinum toxin , anatomy , surgery , radiology
Omohyoid muscle syndrome has a characteristic feature of a protruding lateral neck mass during swallowing. We present a case of omohyoid muscle syndrome diagnosed based on the clinical presentation and a dynamic imaging study. Botulinum toxin was injected into the inferior belly of one omohyoid muscle, and the neck mass resolved. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 41 :373–376, 2013