Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
A rare medical condition in which the umbilical or paraumbilical veins are distended.
Historical perspective
It was first described by Pégot in 1833, and then by Jean Cruveilhier (1835) and Paul Clemens von Baumgarten (1907).[1]
- ↑ Bisseru B, Patel JS (1989). "Cruveilhier-Baumgarten (C-B) disease". Gut. 30 (1): 136–7. doi:10.1136/gut.30.1.136. PMC 1378244. PMID 2920918. Retrieved 2009-03-27. Unknown parameter
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