Dance's sign

Dance's sign is a medical term referring to a clinical sign in which there is an absence of bowel sounds in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen, often associated with intussusception in children.

Pronunciation

The term is pronounced as "dahns" sign.

Etymology

The term is named after the French physician, Jean-Baptiste Octave Landry de Thézillat, who first described the sign in 1861. The term "Dance" is an anglicized version of his surname, "Landry".

Related Terms

• Intussusception: A medical condition in which a part of the intestine folds into the section next to it.
• Abdominal examination: A portion of the physical examination involving examination of the abdomen for signs of disease.
• Clinical sign: Observable evidence of medical condition, as opposed to symptoms, which are felt by the patient.

See Also

• List of eponyms in medicine
• List of medical symptoms
• List of clinical signs

References

• Landry, JB. Note sur un signe peu connu des entérites aigues des enfants. Gazette Hebdomadaire de Médecine et de Chirurgie, Paris, 1861, 8: 173-174.

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Dance's sign
• Wikipedia's article - Dance's sign

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