{{short description|Surgical removal of a polyp}} thumb|Method of removing a polyp with a sling
In medicine, a '''polypectomy''' is the surgical removal of an abnormal growth of tissue called a polyp. Polypectomy can be performed by excision 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 * Non-lifting sign
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