Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome

Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome
cirrhosis with portal hypertension, associated with congenital patency of the umbilical or paraumbilical veins. It is characterized by hematemesis, ascites, splenomegaly, hypersplenism, esophageal varices, caput medusae, large tortuous veins in the abdominal wall, and a venous hum, often accompanied by a thrill, usually heard over the region of the xiphoid process. Called also Cruveilhier-Baumgarten cirrhosis.

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  • Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome (cirrhosis) — Cru·veil·hier Baum·gar·ten syndrome (cirrhosis) (kroo vāl yaґ boumґgahr tən) [J. Cruveilhier; Paul Clemens von Baumgarten, German pathologist, 1848–1928] see under syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • Cruveilhier–Baumgarten disease — Cruveilhier Baumgarten disease or Pégot Cruveilhier Baumgarten disease is a rare medical condition in which the umbilical or paraumbilical veins are distended, with an abdominal wall bruit (the Cruveilhier Baumgarten bruit) and palpable thrill,… …   Wikipedia

  • Cruveilhier-Baumgarten cirrhosis — see under syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

  • Baumgarten — Paul Clemens von, German pathologist, 1848–1928. See B. veins, under vein, Cruveilhier B. disease, Cruveilhier B. murmur, Cruveilhier B. sign, Cruveilhier B. syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • Cruveilhier — Jean, French pathologist and anatomist, 1791–1874. See C. fascia, C. fossa, fossa navicularis C., C. joint, C. ligaments, under ligament, C. plexus, C. Baumgarten disease, C. Baumgarten murmur, C. Baumgarten sign, C. Baumgarten syndrome …   Medical dictionary

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  • caput — [TA] SYN: head. [L.] c. angulare quadrati labii superioris SYN: levator labii superioris alaeque nasi (muscle). c. breve [TA] SYN: short head. c. breve musculi bicipitis brachii [TA] SYN: short head of biceps brachii. c. breve musculi bicipitis… …   Medical dictionary

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