# Polypectomy

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{{short description|Surgical removal of a polyp}}
thumb|Method of removing a polyp with a sling

In medicine, a '''polypectomy''' is the [surgical removal](/source/surgical_removal) of an abnormal growth of tissue called a [polyp](/source/polyp_(medicine)). Polypectomy can be performed by [excision](/source/%3Awikt%3Aexcision) if the polyp is external (on the skin).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Li |first1=Chao |last2=Ellsmere |first2=James |title=Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2 Volume Set |date=1 January 2019 |publisher=Elsevier |isbn=978-0-323-40232-3 |pages=647–662 |chapter-url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780323402323000571 |access-date=18 February 2022 |language=en |chapter=Chapter 57 - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy of the Stomach and Small Bowel|edition=Eighth }}</ref>{{additional citation needed|date=February 2022}}

==See also==
* [Colonic polypectomy](/source/Colonic_polypectomy)
* [Non-lifting sign](/source/Non-lifting_sign)

==References==
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