Category General Surgery
John Englebert 'Bert' Dunphy (1908-1981) 680

J. Englebert Dunphy

John Englebert Dunphy (1908-1981). Dunphy sign [*cough test for appendicitis] increased pain, localised to the right lower quadrant.

Niels-Thorkild-Rovsing-1862-1927 1200

Niels Thorkild Rovsing

Niels Thorkild Rovsing (1862-1927) was a Danish surgeon Eponym linked with Rovsing sign (1907) in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Sir Vincent Zachary Cope (1881-1974) 680

Vincent Cope

Sir Vincent Zachary Cope (1881 – 1974) was a British physician and surgeon. Eponymously linked with Cope Psoas test and obturator test.

Anthony Bassler (1874 – 1959) 680

Anthony Bassler

Anthony Bassler (1874 - 1959) was an American gastroenterologist. Bassler sign (1913) appendicitis clinical examination