Massouh sign
Farouk Massouh is a British General Surgeon eponymously associated with the Massouh Sign in acute appendicitis
Massouh sign Description
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.
History of the Massouh sign
Publication of evidence is limited to a tweet; a Linkedin post; and a wikipedia article:
The Massouh sign became popular among surgeons in the Southwest Region of England as it is practicable and, together with other diagnostic tools, highly correlates with the appearance of acute Appendicitis.
Wikipedia
References
- Eponymythology: Appendicitis eponymous signs. LITFL
eponym
the person behind the name
Associate Professor Curtin Medical School, Curtin University. Emergency physician MA (Oxon) MBChB (Edin) FACEM FFSEM Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Passion for rugby; medical history; medical education; and asynchronous learning #FOAMed evangelist. Co-founder and CTO of Life in the Fast lane | Eponyms | Books | Twitter |