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Definition
Nasal polyp: inflammatory mucosal protrusion from the nasal
Aetiological factors
- Aspirin intolerance - Cystic fibrosis - etc.
Predisposing factors
- Allergic reaction
(Type I -Ig E mediated)
Unknown causes
antrochoanal polyps 3. Nasal polyps with asthma and aspirin intolerance (ASA triad) 4. Nasal polyps associated with systemic diseases 5. Allergic fungal sinusitis
(Eosinophilic) 2. Fibroinflammatory polyp (Neutrophilic) 3. Polyp with glandular hyperplasia 4. Polyp with atypia
Not reaching the lower end of inf. turbinate GradeIII Reaching the floor of nasal cavity
decongestants
Endoscopy
1. Hypertrophic/polypoid turbinate
2. Antrochoanal polyps 3. Mucocele 4. Benign tumors: Inverted papilloma,
ANTROCHOANAL POLYPS
Frontal Mucocele
Medical polypectomy
1. For polyps grade I-II
4. Treatment of sinusitis
5. Treatment of allergic rhinitis
ENT Siriraj
Surgical treatment
For polyps grade III or
failure of medical treatment 1. Snaring and inferior antrostomy 2. Intranasal ethmoidectomy 3. Caldwell-Luc operation 4. Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)
CWL
CALDWELL-LUC OPERATION
ESS
ESS :
1.Use the endoscope for magnification and visualizatio 2. Clear the OM complex 3. Preserve the sinus mucosa as much as possible