Endoscopic banding ligation can effectively resect hyperplastic polyps of the stomach

Figure 1 A: One to 4 ml of distilled water was injected locally into the submucosa adjacent to the polyp to lift the lesion from the muscle layer. B: The raised lesion was aspirated into the hood. C: The polyp was ligated by a rubber band after the air was pumped through the air feeding tube. D: The pneumoactivated EVL device set was removed.

Figure 2 EBL for a hyperplastic polyp. A: A polyp over the posterior wall of corpus. B: The polyp was aspirated into the hood and ligated with a rubber band after local injection of distilled water into the submucosa. C: The polyp congested immediately after ligation. D: The polyp developed cyanotic change about 4 minutes later. E: An artificial ulcer presented at the previous ligation site. F: Pathological examination of the strangulated polyp revealed both foveolar hyperplasia of the gastric mucosa and severe venous congestion in the lamina propria.