Abstract
The end-result of splenectomy for Banti's syndrome was reviewedin 74 cases of the author's series with reference to the pre-operative histopathology and functions of the liver. All two cases of normal liver histology (Type I) were alive, while nine (19.3 per cent) of 52 cases with chromic inflammation of fibrosis of the Glisson capsules and four (40 per cent) of 10 cases with liver cirrhosis (Type III) had died of hepatic insuffciency after operation. It was further revealed that cases with increased icteric index and those with disturbed B. S. P. excretion were associated with less favorable end-results than other cases. Thus the morphologic as well as functional aspects of the liver seem to be fair estimates of the prognosis of Banti's syndrome.
