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Wilson's Disease: A Review, A Hassan, F Masood
Wilson's Disease: A Review, A Hassan, F Masood
Section of Internal Medicine
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Banti's Syndrome: Case Report And Review Of Literature, S.N. Waqar, S. Jindhani, N. S. Baig, M. A. Waqar, F. W. Ismail, M. Tariq
Banti's Syndrome: Case Report And Review Of Literature, S.N. Waqar, S. Jindhani, N. S. Baig, M. A. Waqar, F. W. Ismail, M. Tariq
Section of Internal Medicine
In 1898 Banti described a disorder characterized by splenomegaly and hypersplenism, resulting in portal hypertension and anemia in the absence of hematological disease. 1 Banti's syndrome is also known as non-cirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH) in India and Idiopathic Portal Hypertension (IPH) in Japan. Hepatoportal sclerosis seems to be its counterpart in the United States. 2,3 Banti's syndrome is a disorder of unknown etiology, clinically characterized by portal hypertension (varices and portosystemic collateral vessels), splenomegaly, and anemia (hypersplenism). 3 It has been reported from Indian subcontinent. 4-6 In a Pakistani case series of portal hypertension, 18 out of 37 patients were …