| 释义 |
Ballance sign Bal·lance sign (bal'ăns), the presence of a dull percussion note in both flanks, constant on the left side but shifting with change of position on the right, said to indicate ruptured spleen; the dullness is due to the presence of fluid blood on the right side but coagulated blood on the left.Bal·lance sign (bal'ăns sīn) The presence of a dull percussion note in both flanks, constant on the left side but shifting with change of position on the right, said to indicate ruptured spleen; the dullness is due to the presence of fluid blood on the right side but coagulated blood on the left.Ballance sign (bal′ăns) [C.A. Ballance, Brit. surgeon, 1856–1936] The presence of persistent dullness to percussion in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen, with shifting dullness in the right flank, in a patient with splenic injury. Ballance, Sir Charles Alfred, English surgeon, 1856-1936. Ballance sign - the presence of a dull percussion note in both flanks, constant on the left side but shifting with change of position on the right, said to indicate ruptured spleen; the dullness is due to the presence of blood, fluid on the right side but coagulated on the left.Koerte-Ballance operation - see under Koerte |