Document Type
Article
Department
Internal Medicine
Abstract
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 found to have IPH as the etiology. 6 We report a case of Banti's syndrome in an 20-year old girl presenting to us with anemia and splenomegaly.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Journal of Pakistan Medical Association
Recommended Citation
Waqar, S.,
Jindhani, S.,
Baig, N.,
Waqar, M.,
Ismail, F.,
Tariq, M.
(2004). Banti's syndrome: case report and review of literature. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 54(2), 99-101.
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