Article1 January 1931The Relation of Changes in the Portal Circulation to Splenomegaly of the Banti's TypeJOHN M. JOHNSTON, A.B., M.D.JOHN M. JOHNSTON, A.B., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-4-7-772 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTHE RELATION OF CHANGES IN THE PORTAL CIRCULATION TO SPLENOMEGALY OF THE BANTI'S TYPEDefinition of Banti's Disease: Splenomegaly of no obvious etiology is occasionally seen and has been frequently reported in the literature. The fact that it is usually accompanied by an anemia has given the condition the name of splenic anaemia. Banti1 in 1894 described a series of cases characterized not only by splenomegaly and anemia with gastric hemorrhages, but also with a terminal cirrhosis of liver. This represented to him both a clinical and a pathological entity. The clinical picture was that of a young person presenting...Bibliography1 BANTI : La Splenomegalia con Cirrosi Epatica: Lo Sperimentale, Sez. Biol., 48: 407, 1894. Google Scholar2 ROLLESTON HD: The Practitioner, 92:470, 1914. Google Scholar3 CHIARI : Uber Morbus Banti. Strass. Med. Zeit., 7:67, 1910. Google Scholar4 LEON-KINDBERG : Annales de Med., 1:189, 1914. Google Scholar5 SÉRÈGÈ : J. de Med. de Bordeaux, 32:357, 1902. Google Scholar6 MAYO W: Splenectomy in Splenic Anaemia and Banti's Disease, Coll. Papers of Mayo Clinic, 13, 1921. Google Scholar7 UMBER : Zur Path. der Bantischen Milzkrankenheit, Münch. Med. Woch., 59: 1478, 1912. Google Scholar8 KRUMBHAAR E: Am. Jour. Med. Sci., 150:227, 19. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9 GREGOIREEMILE-WEILFLANDRIN : Note Pour Servir á l'Etiologie de la Maladie de Banti, (La Splenomeégalie Mycosique). Bull. Mem. de la Soc. Nat. de Chir., 53:734, 1927. Google Scholar10 KLEMPERER P: Cavernomatous Transformation of the Portal Vein, Its Relation to Banti's Disease. Arch. of Path., 6: 353, 1928. Google Scholar11 ROSENTHAL N: Clinical and Hematological Studies on Banti's Disease. J.A.M.A., 84:, 1887; June 20, 1925. Google Scholar12 GOLDMANN : Zur Kasuistch der Miltzvenen und Pfortader-thrombose. Deut. Med. Woch., 39:1542, 1913. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13 MALLORY : Princ. of Path. Hist., W. B. Saunders, Phila., 1914, ed. 1. Google Scholar14 ARMSTRONG GE: Splenectomy and Banti's Disease. Brit. Med. Jour., 2:1273, Nov., 1906. Google Scholar15 MOSCHOVITZ E: A Critique of Banti's Disease. J.A.M.A., 69:1045; Sept. 29, 1917. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16 GILBERTLEREBOULLET : La Maladie de Banti, Existe-t-Elle? Rev. de Med., 24:893, 1904. Google Scholar17 DÜRR R: Bantimiltz und Hepatolienale Fibrose. Beit. zu Path. Anat. und zur Allgem. Path., 72:418, 1924. Google Scholar18 WARTHIN AS: The Relation of Thrombophlebitis of the Portal and Splenic Veins to Splenic Anemia and Banti's Disease. Internat. Clin., 4:189, 1910. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Pittsburgh, Pa.*From the Pathological Laboratories of the Mercy Hospital and the Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byExperiences in the surgical treatment of portal hypertensionDas PfortadergebietREFERENCESThe Differential Diagnosis of Splenomegaly of AdultsMilzbau und Kreislaufstörung 1 January 1931Volume 4, Issue 7Page: 772-782KeywordsAnemiaCirrhosisEtiologyHemorrhageHospital medicineLiverPathology and laboratory medicineSplenomegaly ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1931 PDF downloadLoading ...