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The sign describes a firm swish of the examiner’s index and middle finger across the patient’s abdomen from xiphoid sternum to first the left and then the right iliac fossa. A positive
Massouh sign is a grimace of the patient upon a right sided (and not left) sweep. The explanation for the
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reliability of this diagnostic tool is based on the fact that appendicitis in the initial stage usually causes localised irritation of the peritoneum. The well innervated
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is very sensitive to pain and therefore sensitive to jouncing movements. Similarly this is the explanation for other signs of localised peritonitis such as
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There is currently no published evidence on the sensitivity or specificity of
Massouh sign for suspected acute appendicitis.
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442:Obstructed defecation
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775:Diseases of appendix
704:Aure-Rozanova's sign
663:Hannington-Kiff sign
658:Howship–Romberg sign
616:Aortic insufficiency
518:Abdominal distension
77:"Acute appendicitis"
269:Chilaiditi syndrome
636:Grey Turner's sign
566:Hepatosplenomegaly
495:Abdominal guarding
427:Fecal occult blood
418:Fecal incontinence
389:Mirizzi's syndrome
299:Sherren's triangle
152:Signs and symptoms
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368:Reynolds' pentad
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729:Cupola sign
626:Kehr's sign
606:Puddle sign
237:Odynophagia
769:Categories
679:Psoas sign
511:Distension
490:Baby colic
422:encopresis
413:Flatulence
405:Defecation
395:Nardi test
354:Boas' sign
247:Xerostomia
242:Bad breath
230:esophageal
208:Pagophagia
193:Aerophagia
62:References
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41:peritoneum
326:Accessory
220:Dysphagia
213:Geophagia
188:Heartburn
594:Jaundice
523:Bloating
447:Diarrhea
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183:Vomiting
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785:Surgery
533:Tympany
528:Ascites
461:Abdomen
257:Burping
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650:Hernia
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485:Colic
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468:Pain
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198:Pica
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