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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2013; 19(48): 9481-9484
Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9481
Endoscopic management of a rare granulation polyp in a colonic diverticulum
Hirohito Mori, Takaaki Tsushimi, Hideki Kobara, Noriko Nishiyama, Shintaro Fujihara, Tae Matsunaga, Maki Ayagi, Tatsuo Yachida, Tsutomu Masaki
Hirohito Mori, Hideki Kobara, Noriko Nishiyama, Shintaro Fujihara, Tae Matsunaga, Maki Ayagi, Tatsuo Yachida, Tsutomu Masaki, Departments of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan
Hirohito Mori, Takaaki Tsushimi, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Ehime Rosai Hospital, Ehime 792-8550, Japan
Author contributions: Mori H was responsible for conceiving the research and drafting the article; Tsushimi T, Kobara H, Nishiyama N, Fujihara S, Matsunaga T, Ayagi M and Yachida T participated equally in the work; Masaki T provided a critical revision of the manuscript for intellectual content and was responsible for the final approval of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Hirohito Mori, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki, Kita, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan. hiro4884@med.kagawa-u.ac.jp
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Received: August 14, 2013
Revised: October 1, 2013
Accepted: December 13, 2013
Published online: December 28, 2013
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Core Tip

Core tip: The study observed a rare granulation polyp that arose from a diverticulum as a result of repeated episodes of local diverticulitis. The authors successfully resected the polyp using endoscopic mucosal resection. The diverticulum was inverted, and the resected stalk of the polyp was used to close the diverticulum with an over-the-scope clip.