UNUSUAL ETIOLOGIES OF PORTAL SYSTEM HYPERTENSION (TORULOSIS, PHLEBOSCLEROSIS AND RETROPERITONEAL CHRONIC INFLAMMATION)
Authors: M TAUBENHAUS, O C JULIAN, J SCHLICHTER, M LITTMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1954)

Article1 February 1954UNUSUAL ETIOLOGIES OF PORTAL SYSTEM HYPERTENSION (TORULOSIS, PHLEBOSCLEROSIS AND RETROPERITONEAL CHRONIC INFLAMMATION)MATTHEW TAUBENHAUS, M.D., F.A.C.P., ORMAND C. JULIAN, M.D., F.A.C.S., JAKUB SCHLICHTER, M.D., MARGARET LITTMAN, M.D.MATTHEW TAUBENHAUS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, ORMAND C. JULIAN, M.D., F.A.C.S.Search for more papers by this author, JAKUB SCHLICHTER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARGARET LITTMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-40-2-313 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptInterest in the problem of portal hypertension has been renewed since successful new operative procedures have been devised to relieve the increased pressure in the portal system.1, 2, 3, 4, 5The recognition of this syndrome presents no major problem, particularly if a stage is reached in which pronounced signs and symptoms are present. These consist of a history of hematemesis and/or melena, the presence of ascites, splenomegaly and enlarged collateral veins in the abdominal wall, and x-ray evidence of esophageal varices. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication June 5, 1953.From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, The Chicago Memorial Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySelected cases from the film interpretation session of the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists, October 6–11, 1980, Maui, HawaiiIdiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis (Ormond's Disease) with Unusual Extension Involving the BrainDie retroperitoneale Fibrose (Ormond’sche Krankheit)Über das Xanthofibrogranulom des Retroperitoneum, der Orbita, des Mediastinum, der Lungen und der Leberwurzel und seine klinische BedeutungLeber und intrahepatische Gallenwege, PfortaderkreislaufCryptococcal Infection Following Steroid TherapyELLIOT GOLDSTEIN, M.D., OSCAR N. RAMBO, M.D.Die Chirurgie des RetroperitonealraumesPortal HypertensionDas retroperitoneale GranulomMykosen der inneren Organe 1 February 1954Volume 40, Issue 2Page: 313-326KeywordsEtiologyHospital medicineHypertensionInflammationMicrobiologyPortal hypertensionSigns and symptomsSplenomegalySurgeryVeins ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...