Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) was introduced to the US in 1984. FESS advocates a systematic approach to the surgical treatment of diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses.

However, those cases that are refractory to medical therapy are excellent candidates for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). Appropriate preoperative evaluation including office sinus ...

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is the traditional way ... to irrigate the nasal cavity with warm water so that polyps and other abnormal material can be easily sluiced away.

Endometrial polyps are small, soft growths on the lining of the uterus (the endometrium). Also known as uterine polyps, endometrial polyps can irritate the surrounding tissue and cause spotting or ...

Effect of functional endoscopic sinus surgery on outcomes in chronic rhinosinusitis ... with severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, the choice of mucoplasty: A systematic review.

Tubular adenomas are small, noncancerous polyps that can form in your colon. Doctors often remove them during a colonoscopy because they can sometimes become cancerous. An adenoma is a type of ...

The risk of a polyp becoming cancerous increases with size. Polyps that are 10 millimeters (mm) or larger are considered to ...

If in case polyps or suspicious tumors are detected, patients will have to be examined with the conventional endoscopy procedure for definitive diagnosis. For cancer that's found deeper than the ...

Nasal polyps are benign (non-cancerous) growths that develop inside the nose or sinuses. Common causes of nasal polyps include asthma, allergies, and chronic sinus infections. Nasal polyps are ...

Dr. Alt’s clinical practice is focused on sinus and nasal diseases including management of acute and chronic sinusitis, polyps, allergy, septal deviation, growths and tumors of the sinuses and skull ...