This document summarizes the anatomy, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of nasal polyps and antrochoanal polyps. Key points include:
- Nasal polyps are non-cancerous growths that arise from the ethmoid sinuses and present as multiple grape-like masses. Common causes include allergy, infection, asthma.
- Antrochoanal polyps originate in the maxillary sinus and grow posteriorly into the nasopharynx. They present as a single unilateral mass.
- Treatment involves medical management with steroids and surgery such as polypectomy, FESS or Caldwell Luc procedure depending on type and severity.