Painless benign inflammatory and hyperplastic lesions of sinonasal mucosa (1).
Arise from near the ethmoid sinus but can infrequently arise from maxillary sinus mucosa.
Usually associated with c...
Made on the basis of the presence of sinonasal symptoms for more than 3 months and the visualization of polyps in the nasal cavity, usually initially via nasal endoscopy.
CT or MRI scans of t...
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 obstru...
Recurrence up to ~40% (3)
Use of intranasal corticosteroids after polyp removal surgery has shown effectiveness against recurrence.
Recurrence twice as likely in those with asthma
J33.9 Nasal polyp, unspecified
J33.0 Polyp of nasal cavity
J33.8 Other polyp of sinus
J33.1 Polypoid sinus degeneration
52756005 Nasal polyp (disorder)
373605001 Nasal polyp - posterior (d...
Intranasal corticosteroid use has been demonstrated to reduce polyp size and recurrence as well as to improve nasal congestion.
Short-course oral corticosteroids may be considered in th...
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FIG. 15.19. Nasal polyp.