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JACOB K. BERMAN, M.D.; LULLUS P. MULLER, M.D.; CHARLES FISCH, M.D.; WILLIAM MARTZ, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1951;63(5):623-628.

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IN PREVIOUS experimental work one of us (J. K. B.) showed that ligation of the hepatic and splenic arteries was a rational procedure in the treatment of portal hypertension due to cirrhosis of the liver¹ In another communication the experimental evidence which indicates that this maneuver is useful in man will be summarized.² After three years of investigation the senior author decided to try the operation on a patient with advanced cirrhosis of the liver. This man had ascites and bleeding varices. The following is a brief résumé of his case history together with laboratory findings:

E. C. H. is a white man 60 years of age who came to the Indianapolis General Hospital on Feb. 27, 1949, complaining of swelling of his feet and legs and dyspnea on exertion. For a period of 18 months prior to his admission he had been failing in health. He stated . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
INDIANAPOLIS

From the departments of surgery and gastroenterology, Indianapolis General Hospital, and the Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine.

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Supported by a grant from the Charles J. Wolf Foundation for Medical Research.

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