Ballance, Sir Charles Alfred

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