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Rovsing's sign
Also known as:
Rovsing's symptom
Associated persons:
Niels Thorkild Rovsing
Description:
A sign used in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Pressure over the descending colon causes pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen.
Bibliography:
- N. T. Rovsing:
Indirektes Hervorrufen des typischen Schmerzes an McBurney's Punkt. Ein Beitrag zur diagnostik der Appendicitis und Typhlitis.
Zentralblatt für Chirurgie, Leipzig, 1907, 34: 1257-1259.
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