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S. VAN CREVELD, M.D.; W. A. LEVY, M.D.

Am J Dis Child. 1930;39(4):790-806.

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The clinical picture of chronic thrombosis of the splenic vein is regarded as rare, and causes great difficulty both from a diagnostic and from a therapeutic point of view. In recent years, it has become clear that the cause of the obstruction to the venous return from the spleen in this clinical condition is not always in the splenic vein itself.

This is shown also in the case reported in this article. We believe that a detailed description of this case will give greater insight into the etiology of the condition. Further, there has recently been exhibited an increased interest in pediatric circles in clinical picture, as may be deduced from the recent and extensive publication of Wallgren¹ and of Smith and Howard,² among others.

REPORT OF CASE

History.—At the end of February, 1926, a boy, aged 4 years, was brought to one of us on account . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND

From the Propaedeutic Clinic and the Laboratory for Pathologic Anatomy of the Town-University of Amsterdam.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, Oct. 22, 1929.

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