Biomaterial Database

Ligation of splenic artery, the operation of choice in selected cases of portal hypertension and Banti's syndrome. 1950

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UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006975	Hypertension, Portal	Abnormal increase of resistance to blood flow within the hepatic PORTAL SYSTEM, frequently seen in LIVER CIRRHOSIS and conditions with obstruction of the PORTAL VEIN.	Cruveilhier-Baumgarten Disease,Cruveilhier-Baumgarten Syndrome,Cruveilhier Baumgarten Disease,Cruveilhier Baumgarten Syndrome,Disease, Cruveilhier-Baumgarten,Portal Hypertension,Portal Hypertensions,Syndrome, Cruveilhier-Baumgarten
D008026	Ligation	Application of a ligature to tie a vessel or strangulate a part.	Ligature,Ligations,Ligatures
D008103	Liver Cirrhosis	Liver disease in which the normal microcirculation, the gross vascular anatomy, and the hepatic architecture have been variably destroyed and altered with fibrous septa surrounding regenerated or regenerating parenchymal nodules.	Cirrhosis, Liver,Fibrosis, Liver,Hepatic Cirrhosis,Liver Fibrosis,Cirrhosis, Hepatic
D010198	Pancytopenia	Deficiency of all three cell elements of the blood, erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets.	Pancytopenias
D011169	Portal Vein	A short thick vein formed by union of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein.	Portal Veins,Vein, Portal,Veins, Portal
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000094724	Idiopathic Noncirrhotic Portal Hypertension	Portal hypertension without known risk factors for hypertension, e.g., HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS and SCHISTOSOMIASIS. Idiopathic Noncirrhotic Portal Hypertension is most often associated with pathology in the PORTAL SYSTEM vasculature.	Banti's Disease,Banti's Syndrome,INCPH,Idiopathic Congestive Splenomegaly,Idiopathic Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension,Idiopathic Portal Hypertension,Noncirrhotic Portal Fibrosis,Porto-Sinusoidal Vascular Diseases,Banti Disease,Banti Syndrome,Congestive Splenomegaly, Idiopathic,Disease, Banti's,Disease, Porto-Sinusoidal Vascular,Diseases, Porto-Sinusoidal Vascular,Fibrosis, Noncirrhotic Portal,Hypertension, Idiopathic Portal,Idiopathic Congestive Splenomegalies,Idiopathic Non Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension,Idiopathic Portal Hypertensions,Noncirrhotic Portal Fibroses,Portal Fibrosis, Noncirrhotic,Portal Hypertension, Idiopathic,Porto Sinusoidal Vascular Diseases,Porto-Sinusoidal Vascular Disease,Splenomegaly, Idiopathic Congestive,Syndrome, Banti's,Vascular Disease, Porto-Sinusoidal
D000740	Anemia	A reduction in the number of circulating ERYTHROCYTES or in the quantity of HEMOGLOBIN.	Anemias
D001158	Arteries	The vessels carrying blood away from the heart.	Artery
D013157	Splenic Artery	The largest branch of the celiac trunk with distribution to the spleen, pancreas, stomach and greater omentum.	Arteries, Splenic,Artery, Splenic,Splenic Arteries