Bordoni B, Escher AR. Hyoid Bone Syndrome in a Patient Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.
Healthcare (Basel) 2023;
11:healthcare11081130. [PMID:
37107964 PMCID:
PMC10137582 DOI:
10.3390/healthcare11081130]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The clinical case describes the presence of hyoid bone syndrome (HBS) in a patient with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, and the resolution of painful symptoms through an osteopathic manual technique (unwinding) applied to the tongue. To the knowledge of the authors, it is the first case report involving an LVAD patient with HBS treated with an osteopathic approach. The article briefly reviews the data relating to surgical therapy for patients with a clinical history of end-stage heart failure and symptoms related to HBS and posits some hypotheses on the presence of pain radiating from the hyoid bone to other areas of the body. The text reminds us to place greater clinical emphasis on the palpatory evaluation of the hyoid in the presence of non-specific painful symptoms.
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