Nasal Polyps

Chronic inflammatory lesion of nasal mucosa

Arise from ethmoidal cells but can arise from maxillary sinus mucosa although less common

Appearance of edematous pedunculated mass in the n...

Symptoms

• Rhinorrhea

• Nasal congestion

• Postnasal drainage

• Hyposmia

• Inability to breathe through nose

• Dull headaches

• Facial pain/pressure over the middle third of the face

• In some cases, there may be n...

Goal is to reduce the size or eliminate nasal polyps because they can obstruct the nasal cavity and impair sense of smell, restrict breathing ability through nose, and obstruct drainage of s...

Acute/chronic sinus infection

Use of intranasal corticosteroids after polyp removal surgery has shown effectiveness against recurrence.

Recurrence twice as likely in those with asthma

Hetero...

Bachert C. Evidence-based management of nasal polyposis by intranasal corticosteroids: from the cause to the clinic. Int Arch Allergy Immunol.  2011;155(4):309–321. [View Abstr...

J33.9 Nasal polyp, unspecified

J33.0 Polyp of nasal cavity

J33.8 Other polyp of sinus

J33.1 Polypoid sinus degeneration

471.9 Unspecified nasal polyp

471.0 Polyp of nasal cavity

471.8 Other p...

Intranasal corticosteroid use has been demonstrated to reduce polyp size and recurrence as well as to improve nasal congestion.

Short-course oral corticosteroids and/or doxycycline may ...