Abstract
In most of 64 patients of Banti's syndrome who survived splenectomy for six months or more, there were marked improvements of liver functions in terms of the icteric index, B. S. P. test and serum colloidal reactions. Of 35 cases subjected to liver biopsy at various postoperative stages, on the other hand, the histopathology of the liver exhibited a considerable improvement in 15 cases, little change in 18 cases and an aggravation in only two cases, as compared with the findings at the time of splenecomy. These results indicate a favorable effect of splenectomy upon pathologic as well as functional aspects of the liver and may suggest the significance of the spleen in pathogenesis of this condition.
