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Pinch-an-inch test for appendicitis.

Bruce D Adams1, Devin Rickett, Philip A Albaneze

  • 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX 78234, USA. bruce.adams@amedd.army.mil

Southern Medical Journal
|January 31, 2006
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The "pinch-an-inch" test may be a less uncomfortable alternative to rebound tenderness for diagnosing appendicitis. This bedside examination shows promise in identifying peritonitis when classic signs are absent.

Area of Science:

  • Clinical examination techniques
  • Gastroenterology
  • Surgical diagnostics

Background:

  • Rebound tenderness is a common but uncomfortable clinical sign used to detect peritonitis in patients with suspected appendicitis.
  • The accuracy and patient comfort of rebound tenderness can be limiting factors in clinical practice.

Observation:

  • This report details two cases of appendicitis where classic peritoneal signs were absent.
  • In both cases, the

Findings:

  • The

Implications:

  • The