Victor Charles Hanot was a French physician remembered for his work in the field of hepatology

Hepatology

Hepatology is the branch of medicine that incorporates the study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas as well as management of their disorders. Etymologically the word Hepatology is formed of ancient Greek hepar or hepato- meaning ' liver' and suffix -logia meaning 'word' or 'speech'...

. He earned his medical doctorate in 1875, and was associated with the Hôpital Saint-Antoine in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

. Also, he was professor agrégé of general medicine in Paris, and editor-in-chief of the Archives generale de médecine. Hanot was considered to be a major influence in the career of Augustin Nicolas Gilbert

Augustin Nicolas Gilbert

Augustin Nicolas Gilbert was a French physician who was born in the town of Buzancy, Ardennes. He received his doctorate from the University of Paris and became an interne at the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris. Later he was a professor of therapeutics and clinical medicine at Hôtel-Dieu...

 (1858-1927).

Hanot specialized in the study of liver

Liver

The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals. It has a wide range of functions, including detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion...

 diseases, and made contributions in his research of cirrhosis

Cirrhosis

Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrosis, scar tissue and regenerative nodules , leading to loss of liver function...

 and hemochromatosis. He provided a description of primary biliary cirrhosis

Primary biliary cirrhosis

Primary biliary cirrhosis, often abbreviated PBC, is an autoimmune disease of the liver marked by the slow progressive destruction of the small bile ducts within the liver. When these ducts are damaged, bile builds up in the liver and over time damages the tissue. This can lead to scarring,...

, which is sometimes referred to as "Hanot's disease". Among his written works was a study on hypertrophic cirrhosis titled Etude sur une forme de cirrhose hypertrophique du foie (cirrhose hypertrophique avec ictère chronique), (1875).

He is associated with the eponymous "Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard syndrome

Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard syndrome

Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard syndrome is a form of diabetes mellitus sometimes known as "bronze diabetes". The common name is hemochromatosisIt is named for Charles Emile Troisier, Victor Charles Hanot, and Anatole Chauffard....

", which is hypertrophic cirrhosis with skin pigmentation and diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus, often simply referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced...

. This syndrome has several other names, such as primary hemochromatosis, bronze diabetes, pigmentary cirrhosis and iron overload disease. It is named with two other French physicians, Charles Emile Troisier

Charles Emile Troisier

Charles Emile Troisier was a French doctor.The following are named for him:* Troisier's sign, a hard, enlarged, left supraclavicular lymph node.* Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard syndrome, a form of diabetes mellitus-References:...

 (1844-1919) and Anatole Chauffard

Anatole Chauffard

Anatole Marie Émile Chauffard was a French internist who was born in Avignon. He earned his doctorate in 1882, and became médecin des hôpitaux. In 1907 he was appointed professor of internal medicine of the Paris faculty...

(1855-1932).