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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 16, 2014; 6(10): 488-492
Published online Oct 16, 2014. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v6.i10.488
Published online Oct 16, 2014. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v6.i10.488
Endoscopic band ligation for bleeding lesions in the small bowel
Takashi Ikeya, Naoki Ishii, Yuto Shimamura, Kaoru Nakano, Mai Ego, Kenji Nakamura, Koichi Takagi, Katsuyuki Fukuda, Yoshiyuki Fujita, Department of Gastroenterology, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo 104-8560, Japan
Author contributions: Ikeya T and Ishii N conceived of and designed the study; Shimamura Y, Ego M and Nakano K analyzed the data; Ikeya T, Ishii N, Shimamura Y, Nakamura K, Takagi K and Fukuda K performed the therapeutic endoscopy; Ikeya T and Ishii N edited the manuscript; Ikeya T and Ishii N drafted the manuscript; and Fujita Y revised the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Takashi Ikeya, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, St. Luke’s International Hospital, 9-1 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8560, Japan. takashiikeya@live.jp
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Received: April 23, 2014
Revised: July 7, 2014
Accepted: September 4, 2014
Published online: October 16, 2014
Processing time: 177 Days and 16 Hours
Revised: July 7, 2014
Accepted: September 4, 2014
Published online: October 16, 2014
Processing time: 177 Days and 16 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: There have been few reports regarding the use of endoscopic band ligation (EBL) for the treatment of bleeding lesions in the small intestine. The present study demonstrates safe and effective use of EBL to treat six patients with small bowel lesions including, duodenal vascular ectasia, ileal Dieulafoy’s lesion, and jejunal and ileal bleeding diverticula. Although the bleeding was successfully managed in all patients, those with diverticular bleeding in the small bowel should be closely monitored after an initial EBL.