The Disappearance of Ascites in Alcoholic Cirrhosis with the Development of the Cruveilhier-Baumgarten Syndrome
Authors: ABRAHAM S. ABRAHAM
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1965)

Case Studies1 May 1965The Disappearance of Ascites in Alcoholic Cirrhosis with the Development of the Cruveilhier-Baumgarten SyndromeABRAHAM S. ABRAHAM, M.B., MICHAEL ATKINSON, M.D.ABRAHAM S. ABRAHAM, M.B.Search for more papers by this author, MICHAEL ATKINSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-62-5-1045 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1833, Pegot (1) presented a case of an alcoholic soldier with distended superficial abdominal wall veins over which could be heard a venous hum, who at autopsy proved to have a large persistent umbilical vein. As a result of the subsequent description of similar cases by Cruveilhier (2) in 1835 and von Baumgarten (3) in 1908, this syndrome has come to be known as the Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome. Although patency of the umbilical veins was originally thought to be the primary anomaly, with atrophy of the liver a consequence (2), portal hypertension secondary either to liver disease or hepatic venous...References1. PEGOT : Tumeur variqueuse avec anomalie du système veineux et persistance de la veine ombilicale. Development des veines souscutanées abdominales. Bull. Soc. Anat. de Paris 49: 57, 1833. Google Scholar2. CRUVEILHIER J: Maladies des veines, in Anatomie Pathologique du Corps Humain, Vol. 1. J. B. Baillière, Paris, 1829-1835, p. 16. Google Scholar3. VON BAUMGARTEN P: Ueber vollständiges offenbleiben der vena umbilicalis; zugleich ein beitrag zur frage des morbus bantii. Baumgarten Arbeiten 1908, p. 6. Arb. Geb. path. Anat. Inst. Tubing 6: 93, 1907. Google Scholar4. ARMSTRONGADAMSTRAGERMANTOWNSEND ELWLLJEW: Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome; review of literature and report of two additional cases. Ann. Intern. Med. 16: 113, 1942. LinkGoogle Scholar5. CHENGSUTTONSUTTON TOGCDC: Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome: review of literature and report of a case. Amer. J. Med. 17: 143, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. BLOOM HJ: Venous hums in hepatic cirrhosis. Brit. Heart J. 12: 343, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. ATKINSONSHERLOCK MS: Intrasplenic pressure as index of portal venous pressure. Lancet 1: 1325, 1954. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. ATKINSONLOSOWSKY MMS: The mechanism of ascites formation in chronic liver disease. Quart. J. Med. 30: 118, 1961. Google Scholar9. LEGERCHAPUISKLOPPERLEMAIGRE LYPJG: Syndrome de Cruveilhier-Baumgarten A-propos de 28 observations personnelles. Arch. Mal. Appar. Dig. 52: 609, 1963. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. JAHNKEPALMERBRICK EJEDIB: The Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome; a review and report of four cases; three treated by direct porto-caval shunt. Ann. Surg. 140: 44, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Worcester,From Ronkswood Hospital, Worcester, England.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Michael Atkinson, M.D., Ronkswood Hospital, Newtown Road, Worcester, England. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited BySpontaneous hemoperitoneum due to rupture of the paraumbilical vein successfully treated with balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliterationCruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome: An efficient spontaneous portosystemic collateral preventing oesophageal varices bleeding 1 May 1965Volume 62, Issue 5Page: 1045-1049KeywordsAlcoholicsAscitesAutopsyCirrhosisHypertensionIngestionLiverLiver diseasesPortal hypertensionVeins Issue Published: 1 May 1965 PDF DownloadLoading ...