SPLENIC VEIN THROMBOSIS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO BANTI'S SYNDROME; WITH REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: Harry D. Leinoff
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1935)

Case Reports1 July 1935SPLENIC VEIN THROMBOSIS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO BANTI'S SYNDROME; WITH REPORT OF A CASEHARRY D. LEINOFF, M.D.HARRY D. LEINOFF, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-1-85 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe relationship between splenic vein thrombosis and Banti's disease has been much discussed and, like most unsettled questions, it is possible that the cause of disagreement lies in the different conceptions of what actually constitutes Banti's disease. On the one hand, many prefer to speak of the Banti syndrome and thereby testify to their belief that it is a group of symptoms and pathologic changes which may have several pathogenic factors. Among these factors they would include splenic vein thrombosis as primary. Others largely agree with Banti in his conception of a disease which progresses through the stages as described...References1. BANTI G: Quoted by Warthin.16 Google Scholar2. GRAY H: Anatomy of the human body, 1930, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar3. MCMICHAEL J: Local vascular changes in splenic anemia, Edinburgh Med. Jr., 1931, xxxviii, 1-29. Google Scholar4. HERTHEIMER G: Berlin. klin. Wchnschr., 1917, 82. Google Scholar5. BOYD W: Surgical pathology, 1933, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. SMITHHOWARD RMPJ: Early occurrence of gastric hemorrhage in children with splenomegaly, Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1927, xxxiv, 585-594. Google Scholar7. ROSENTHAL N: Clinical and hematologic studies on Banti's disease, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1925, lxxxiv, 1887-1891. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. FRICK A: Chronic splenomegaly, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1922, lxxviii, 424-425. Google Scholar9. WOHLWILL F: Über Pfortadersklerose und Bantiähnliche Erkrankungen, Virchow's Arch. f. path. Anat., 1925, ccliv, 243-271. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. VERTAN E: Bericht über einen durch Milz Venenthrombose bedingten Fall von Splenomegalie, Zentralbl. f. Chir., 1930, lvii, 1342-1344. Google Scholar11. EVANS WH: Blood platelets in splenic anemia, with special reference to treatment by splenectomy, Lancet, 1929, i, 277-282. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. BRYCE AG: Lancet, 1932, xi, 1423-1425. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. MOSCHCOWITZ E: Banti's disease, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1917, lxix, 1045. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. OSLER WH: Modern medicine, Vol. 3, 1925, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar15. ROLLESTON HD: Chronic splenic anemia and Banti's disease, Practitioner, 1914, xcii, 470. Google Scholar16. WARTHIN AS: Relation of thrombophlebitis of the portal and splenic veins to splenic anemia and Banti's disease, International Clin., 1910, iv, 189-226. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Bronx, New York*Received for publication December 28, 1934.From the Department of Medicine at Flower Hospital, Dr. P. J. R. Schmahl's Service. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 July 1935Volume 9, Issue 1Page: 85-90KeywordsHospital medicinePathogensVeins ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1935 PDF downloadLoading ...