title: Endoscopic Band Ligation For Treatment of a Colonic Polyp Extending Into the Colonic Diverticulum.
abstract: A 66-year-old male was referred for the treatment of a polyp extending into a diverticulum. Endoscopic band ligation (EBL) was used to resolve the diverticulum. The banded diverticulum resolved and scar formation was observed 2 months after EBL. Residual small polypoid lesions were resected using endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), and no complications occurred after treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujita