During this test, your doctor will remove polyps or take tissue samples from any areas that don't look normal.
Doctors can remove polyps during this test also.
Davis had an operation to remove polyps from his larynx in October 1955.
To be safe, doctors remove polyps and test them.
A recent large study suggested that the test may let a person avoid colon cancer by having polyps removed.
It is used to clear the nose and also to remove nasal polyps.
It is not known if removing smaller polyps lowers the risk of colorectal cancer.
Each time, doctors have discovered and removed polyps that have been proved benign.
Treatment involves removing polyps during the colonoscopy or via surgery.
Septoplasty also may be done to allow access into the nose to remove nasal polyps.