Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome: A condition where cirrhosis of the liver, portal hypertension and splenomegaly cause the paraumbilical vein to carry the blood. The blood flowing through the paraumbilical vein bypasses the liver.
Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome: cirrhosis of the liver with patent umbilical or paraumbilical veins and varicose periumbilical veins (caput medusae). SYN: Cruveilhier-Baumgarten disease.
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Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome: Liver cirrhosis with intrahepatic portal obstruction, HYPERTENSION, and patent UMBILICAL VEINS.
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