On his advice the first splenectomy for haemolytic jaundice was carried out in Florence in 1903 .
Banti proposed that the enlarged spleen was the cause of red cell destruction which led to anemia and that only removal of the spleen could stop this process .
On Banti 's advice the first splenectomy for haemolytic jaundice was carried out in Florence in 1903 .
Banti proposed that the enlarged spleen was the cause of red cell destruction which led to anemia and that only removal of the spleen could stop this process .