A nasal polypectomy is the removal of polyps from the nasal cavity.Nasal polyps are benign,grapelike clusters of mucous membrane and connective tissue.When the polyps become large,they obstruct the free passage of air,make breathing difficult,and cause a change in speech quality.Nasal polypectomies are typically performed endoscopically with the use of microdebriders,which remove the polyps by their mechanism of ___ the polyp and suctioning the tissue.

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Performed endoscopically,nasal polypectomies are often done with other sinus procedures that also require removal of diseased tissue.Because of the viscous nature of polyps,microdebriders are particularly helpful in these cases.They can greatly shorten surgical time by their mechanism of morcellating the polyp and removing it by immediate suctioning while controlling bleeding,as opposed to each polyp being manually extracted with an instrument in small pieces.

A Nasal Polypectomy Is the Removal of Polyps from the Nasal