tenderness on pressure at mcburney point is a diagnostic indicator of acute appendicitis.
tenderness on pressure at mcburney point is a diagnostic indicator of acute appendicitis.
tenderness on pressure at mcburney point is a diagnostic indicator of?
acute appendicitis
the clinical sign of referred pain in the epigastrium when pressure is applied is also known as aaron's sign. specific localization of tenderness to mcburney's point indicates that inflammation is no longer limited to the lumen of the bowel (which localizes pain poorly), and is irritating the lining of the peritoneum at the place where the peritoneum comes into contact with the appendix. tenderness at mcburney's point suggests the evolution of acute appendicitis to a later stage, and thus, the increased likelihood of rupture. other abdominal processes can also sometimes cause tenderness at mcburney's point. thus, this sign is highly useful but neither necessary nor sufficient to make a diagnosis of acute appendicitis. also, the anatomical position of the appendix is highly variable (for example in retrocaecal appendix, an appendix behind the caecum), which also limits the use of this sign as many cases of appendicitis do not cause point tenderness at mcburney's point. for most open appendectomies (as opposed to laparoscopic appendectomies), the incision is made at mcburney's point.
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