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Nasal Polyps Learning Center

Treatments could include:
Nasal steroid sprays may help with nasal blockage or runny nose, but symptoms return if treatment is stopped. There are many brands available. They are safe for adults and children. Corticosteroid pills or liquid may also improve symptoms.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 9, 2009
Most polyps can be removed by the head and neck surgeon as an office procedure called a nasal polypectomy. Bleeding, the only complication, is usually easy to control. Nose and sinus infections can be treated with antibiotics and decongestants , b...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that opens up sinus air cells and sinus ostia (openings) with an endoscope. The use of FESS as a sinus surgical method has now become widely accepted; and the te...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
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