Abdominal bruit overview
|
Abdominal bruit Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Abdominal bruit On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Abdominal bruit |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
An abdominal bruit is a swishing, or washing machine like sound heard when the diaphragm of stethoscope is placed over the spleen, renal arteries, or abdominal aorta. It is often indicative of partial occlusion of a vessel, as can be observed in renal artery stenosis or atherosclerosis of the abdominal vasculature.