Banti’s syndrome

Progressive disorder characterized by enlargement of the spleen, anemia, gastrointestinal bleeding, and other symptoms and often occurring as a complication of alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver; also called Banti’s disease.


Condition characterized by anemia, enlarged spleen and hemorrhages, culminating in cirrhosis of the liver due to portal hypertension.


A disorder in which enlargement and overactivity of the spleen occurs as a result of increased pressure within the splenic vein. The commonest cause is cirrhosis of the liver.


A syndrome combining anemia, splenic enlargement, hemorrhage, and, ultimately, cirrhosis; secondary to portal hypertension.


 


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