Management of nasal polyps at a tertiary care hospital
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of ENT - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Endoscopic techniques are now well established. In combination with modern imaging technique particularly CT, these techniques provide diagnostic possibilities unimagined a few decades ago. Modern endoscopic sinus surgery is arbitrarily divided into the Masseerklinger and Wing and approaches. Methodology: Patients treated between study period were subjected to a comprehensive history and clinical evaluation and histopathological examination as per the proforma designed for this study. Results: In our study 26 patients (86.6%) underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery, 3 patients (10%) simple polypectomy and 1 patient (3.4%) Clad well Luc surgery. Conclusion: All polypoidal masses removed from nose and paranasal sinuses should be thoroughly evaluated histopathologically
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Jyoti Tugave, V S Patil
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