Bernhard Naunyn
German physician Bernhard Naunyn (1839–1925), pioneer of experimental medicine, defined acidosis, advanced diabetes and gallstone research, and co-founded Naunyn–Schmiedeberg’s Archives
Tag palpable gallbladder
Courvoisier’s Sign
Courvoisier’s sign: palpable gallbladder with painless jaundice suggests malignant obstruction, not gallstones. A key clinical diagnostic clue.
Ludwig Courvoisier
Ludwig Georg Courvoisier (1843-1918) was a Swiss surgeon, academic, and naturalist best remembered for Courvoisier’s sign / law (1890)
Richard Clarke Cabot
Richard Clarke Cabot (1868-1939) American physician - clinical haematology; pioneering approach to social work; Cabot-Locke murmur (1903)
Hans Kehr
Biography Medical Eponyms Kehr sign Key Medical Contributions Courvoisier’s Law (1890) Courvoisier’s sign refers to the clinical observation that a painless, palpable, enlarged gallbladder in the presence of jaundice is more likely caused by malignant obstruction (e.g., carcinoma of the…