What is the treatment of choice for ethmoidal polyps?
Correct Answer: Functional Endoscopic sinus surgery with polypectomy
Description: Ans. is 'a' i.e., Functional Endoscopic sinus surgery with polypectomy Surgical treatment of ethmoidal polyps1) Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) : Surgery of choice when available.2) Polypectomy : When there are one or two pedunculated polyps.3) Intranasal ethmoidectomy : Indicated when polyps are multiple and sessile.4) Extranasal ethmoidectomy : This is indicated when polyps recur after intranasal procedures.5) Transantral ethmoidectomy : Indicated when infection and polypoidal changes are also seen in the maxillary antrum. In this case antrum is opened by caldwell-Luc approach and the ethmoidal air cells approached through the medial wall of the antrum.
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