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'''Ballance's sign''' is dullness to percussion in the left flank [[LUQ]] and shifting dullness to percussion in the right flank seen with [[spleen|splenic]] rupture/[[hematoma]].<ref>Surgical Recall, 4th edition, Blackbourne, Lorne H.</ref> During trauma assessment of the abdomen, "Ballance's sign" may be observed upon exam. |
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'''Ballance's sign''' is used in [[medical diagnosis]]. Its indications are dullness to [[Percussion (medicine)|percussion]] in the left flank [[LUQ]] and shifting dullness to percussion in the right flank seen with [[spleen|splenic]] rupture/[[hematoma]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Rastogi |first=Vaibhav |last2=Singh |first2=Devina |last3=Tekiner |first3=Halil |last4=Ye |first4=Fan |last5=Mazza |first5=Joseph J. |last6=Yale |first6=Steven H. |date=March 2020 |title=Abdominal Physical Signs and Medical Eponyms: Part I. Percussion, 1871–1900 |url=http://www.clinmedres.org/lookup/doi/10.3121/cmr.2018.1428 |journal=Clinical Medicine & Research |language=en |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=42–47 |doi=10.3121/cmr.2018.1428 |issn=1539-4182|doi-access=free |pmc=7153795 }}</ref> During trauma assessment of the [[abdomen]], "Ballance's sign" may be observed upon exam. |
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The dullness in the left flank is due to coagulated blood, the shifting dullness on the right due to fluid blood. |
The dullness in the left flank is due to coagulated blood, the shifting dullness on the right due to fluid blood. |
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It is named for [[Charles Alfred Ballance]], an English surgeon, |
It is named for [[Charles Alfred Ballance]], an English surgeon, 1856–1936.<ref>{{WhoNamedIt|synd|608}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 09:13, 4 January 2024
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Ballance's sign is used in medical diagnosis. Its indications are dullness to percussion in the left flank LUQ and shifting dullness to percussion in the right flank seen with splenic rupture/hematoma.[1] During trauma assessment of the abdomen, "Ballance's sign" may be observed upon exam.
The dullness in the left flank is due to coagulated blood, the shifting dullness on the right due to fluid blood.
It is named for Charles Alfred Ballance, an English surgeon, 1856–1936.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Rastogi, Vaibhav; Singh, Devina; Tekiner, Halil; Ye, Fan; Mazza, Joseph J.; Yale, Steven H. (March 2020). "Abdominal Physical Signs and Medical Eponyms: Part I. Percussion, 1871–1900". Clinical Medicine & Research. 18 (1): 42–47. doi:10.3121/cmr.2018.1428. ISSN 1539-4182. PMC 7153795.
- ^ synd/608 at Who Named It?