THE RESULTS OF SPLENECTOMY IN BANTI'S SYNDROME
Authors: R H DURHAM
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Article1 June 1951THE RESULTS OF SPLENECTOMY IN BANTI'S SYNDROMEROBERT H. DURHAM, M.D., F.A.C.P.ROBERT H. DURHAM, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-6-1372 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe clinical concept of Banti's disease has undergone an evolutionary transition found in few other diseases. Concurrent with this changing knowledge, the original name Banti's disease has been supplanted by a succession of other terms. Osler was among the first to challenge Banti's original interpretations. After observing cases without any apparent hepatic involvement, Osler suggested that this type of case should more appropriately be calledsplenic anemia. This term has since become obsolete.Banti's syndromelater came into use as a general descriptive term and continues to be used by many clinicians. As the rôle of the spleen became better...Bibliography1. Whipple AO: Recent studies in the circulation of the portal bed and of the spleen in relation to splenomegalia, Tr. and Stud., Coll. Physicians, Philadelphia 8: 203, 1941. Google Scholar2. Rousselot LM: The late phase of congestive splenomegaly (Banti's syndrome) with hematemesis but without cirrhosis of the liver, Surgery 8: 34, 1940. Google Scholar3. Rousselot LM: Congestive splenomegaly, Bull. New York Acad. Med. 15: 188, 1939. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. ThompsonCougheyWhippleRousselot WPJLAOLM: Splenic vein pressure in congestive splenomegaly (Banti's syndrome), J. Clin. Investigation 16: 571, 1937. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. LimarziJonesPaulPoncher LRRMJTHG: Sternal marrow in Banti's syndrome and other splenomegalic states, Am. J. Clin. Path. 13: 231, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Howells L: The treatment of splenic anaemia in Banti's syndrome, Lancet 1: 1320, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. Pemberton Jd: Splenectomy: Indications and results, South. Med. and Surg. 102: 46, 1940. Google Scholar8. EliasonJohnson ELJ: Splenectomy, Surgery 2: 823, 1937. Google Scholar9. Diamond LK: Indications for splenectomy in childhood, Am. J. Surg. (New Series) 39: 400, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Detroit, Michigan*Presented at the Thirty-first Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, Boston, Massachusetts, April 19, 1950.Received for publication December 6, 1950.From the Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byRole of the spleen in liver fibrosis in rats may be mediated by transforming growth factor beta-1Leber und intrahepatische Gallenwege, PfortaderkreislaufIndikationen zur Splenektomie bei BlutkrankheitenDer Einfluß der Splenektomie auf die Leberfunktion bei LebereirrhosenAnhang: Milzvenenstenose, hämodynamische MilzdekompensationThrombocytopathienRelation of hemorrhage from varices to mortality in cirrhosisBlood volume in patients with Laennec's cirrhosis of the liver as determined by radioactive chromium-tagged red cellsHaematological Findings in Splenomegaly�ber Indikation und Wirkung der Milzentfernung mit Ligatursperre der kardialen Venen bei Hypertonie im Pfortaderkreislauf 1 June 1951Volume 34, Issue 6Page: 1372-1381KeywordsAnemiaHospital medicineSpleenSplenectomy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...