Endoscopic banding ligation can effectively resect hyperplastic polyps of the stomach

Table 1 Clinical characteristics and treatment results of endoscopic banding ligation in patients with hyperplastic gastric polyps

Variables	Number
Number of cases (M/F)	47 (32/15)
Age ( years ± SD)	59.9 ± 15.1
Number of polyps	72
Mean size of polyps	9.3 mm (5-25 mm)
Morphology of polyps
Sessile	70 (97.2%)
Pedunculated	2 (2.8%)
Location of polyps
Cardia (superior, inferior, anterior, posterior)	(0, 1, 0, 2)
Fundus (superior, inferior, anterior, posterior)	(1, 4, 4, 1)
Antrum (superior, inferior, anterior, posterior)	(4, 5, 9, 7)
Body (superior, inferior, anterior, posterior)	(5, 10, 4, 15)
Initial endoscopic findings after ligation
Congestion	72 (100%)
Cyanosis	72(100%)
Endoscopic findings at second look
Shrunken polyps	1 (1.4%)a
Ligation-related ulcer	71 (98.6%)

^aThe polyp dropped off spontaneously in subsequent follow-up.