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Treatment OptionsSurgical Treatment OptionsAdenoidectomy | Endoscopic Sinus Surgery | Ethmoidectomy |Extended Endscopic Frontal Sinus Surgery | Frontal Sinusotomy | FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery) | Maxillary Sinusotomy | Open Frontal Sinus Surgery | Polypectomy | Reduction Removal of Inferior Turbinate | Reduction Removal of Middle Turbinate | Septoplasty | Sphenoidotomy | Tumor Removal Polypectomy Nasal polyps are localized swellings within the nose or sinuses found most often near the openings of the sinuses. Unlike polyps in the bowel, these swellings are not pre-cancerous lesions, but arise because of chronic nasal and sinus inflammation. A polypectomy is a surgical procedure that removes polyps to relieve nasal obstruction. The surgeon's goal is always to remove polyps completely, thus reducing the probability of re-growth. Nowadays, when polyps are isolated or limited in number, the polypectomy may take place in a specialist's office. Or your doctor may combine this procedure with another sinus surgery. Polypectomies are usually performed using a small mechanical suction device or a microdebrider. After removal, polyp tissue is usually biopsied, or tested, to rule out malignancy. Following a polypectomy, your doctor will treat any underlying inflammation to minimize the risk that polyps will recur. Specific follow-up treatments depend on the extent of the surgery, but usually include steroid nose sprays and occasionally involve antibiotics and oral steroids. Long-term follow-up is recommended. At these check-ups, your doctor may use endoscopic instruments to monitor polyp recurrence in the nose and sinuses. Email This Article To A Friend Printer-friendly Version Find an ENT Professional Near You
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