title: Endoscopic band ligation for non variceal bleed.
abstract: Endoscopic band ligation (EBL) is an infrequently used modality for treatment of non-variceal hemorrhage. We report the successful use of this technique for the management of bleed from blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome lesions and post polypectomy bleeding stalk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, S M S Medical College, Jaipur, India. dr_nijhawan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nijhawan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shende
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Rai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016558:Hemostasis, Endoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome