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'''Ballance's Sign''' is dullness to percussion in the left flank [[LUQ]] and resonance to percussion in the right flank seen with [[spleen|splenic]] rupture/[[hematoma]].<ref>Surgical Recall, 4th edition, Blackbourne, Lorne H.</ref> | '''Ballance's Sign''' is dullness to percussion in the left flank [[LUQ]] and resonance to percussion in the right flank seen with [[spleen|splenic]] rupture/[[hematoma]].<ref>Surgical Recall, 4th edition, Blackbourne, Lorne H.</ref> | ||
== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
Named after Charles Alfred Ballance. | Named after Charles Alfred Ballance. |
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Overview
Ballance's Sign is dullness to percussion in the left flank LUQ and resonance to percussion in the right flank seen with splenic rupture/hematoma.[1]
Historical Perspective
Named after Charles Alfred Ballance.
References
- ↑ Surgical Recall, 4th edition, Blackbourne, Lorne H.
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