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Polypectomy
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<p>In medicine, a polypectomy is the <a href="/facts/Surgical_removal/mHUrYbjJ">surgical removal</a> of an abnormal growth of tissue called a <a href="/facts/Polyp_(medicine)/BfUMvgSt">polyp</a>. Polypectomy can be performed by excision if the polyp is external (on the skin).[<i>additional citation(s) needed</i>] </p>