Ballance's sign
Ballance's sign is a medical term used to describe a specific clinical sign in the field of medicine. It is named after the British surgeon, Arthur Ballance, who first described it in 1895.
Pronunciation
The term is pronounced as /ˈbæləns/ sign.
Etymology
The term is named after Arthur Ballance, a British surgeon who first described this sign in 1895.
Definition
Ballance's sign is a clinical sign that is indicative of splenic rupture or hemoperitoneum. It is characterized by the presence of a dull note on percussion in the left flank (Ballance's left sign) and right flank (Ballance's right sign) when the patient is in the supine and lateral decubitus positions respectively. This is due to the presence of blood in the peritoneal cavity.
Related Terms
- Hemoperitoneum: The presence of blood in the peritoneal cavity.
- Peritoneal cavity: The potential space between the parietal peritoneum and visceral peritoneum, which are the two membranes that separate the organs in the abdominal cavity from the abdominal wall.
- Splenic rupture: A condition that occurs when the spleen becomes injured and breaks open.
- Clinical sign: Observable evidence of disease in a patient.
- Arthur Ballance: A British surgeon who first described Ballance's sign.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Ballance's sign
- Wikipedia's article - Ballance's sign
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