"Polyps" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Discrete abnormal tissue masses that protrude into the lumen of the DIGESTIVE TRACT or the RESPIRATORY TRACT. Polyps can be spheroidal, hemispheroidal, or irregular mound-shaped structures attached to the MUCOUS MEMBRANE of the lumen wall either by a stalk, pedunculus, or by a broad base.
Descriptor ID |
D011127
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MeSH Number(s) |
C23.300.825
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2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyps" by people in Profiles.
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Updated Medical and Surgical Treatment for Common Benign Laryngeal Lesions. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2019 Aug; 52(4):745-757.
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Cecal wedge resection appendectomy for the management of appendiceal polyps. Tech Coloproctol. 2016 Nov; 20(11):781-784.
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Quantification of benign lesion regression as a function of 532-nm pulsed potassium titanyl phosphate laser parameter selection. Laryngoscope. 2011 Mar; 121(3):590-5.
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Treatment of child with bilateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction due to fibroepithelial polyps and review of the literature. Urology. 2009 Apr; 73(4):929.e9-11.
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Characterization of oxidative pathways in chronic rhinosinusitis and sinonasal polyposis. Am J Rhinol. 2006 May-Jun; 20(3):353-9.