McBurney's point

It focuses right above the appendix at a place called McBurney's point.

Other abdominal processes can also sometimes cause tenderness at McBurney's point.

The most common location that shows point tenderness is McBurney's point.

Aaron's sign is a referred pain felt in the epigastrium upon continuous firm pressure over McBurney's point.

By acting he indicated a bellyache, then jabbed a thumb into McBurney's point.

This area is called McBurney's point.

He described the point of greatest tenderness in appendicitis, which is now known as McBurney's point.

Its position within the abdomen corresponds to a point on the surface known as McBurney's point (see below).

McBurney's Point.

In particular, it presents at McBurney's point, 1/3 of the way along a line drawn from the anterior superior iliac spine to the umbilicus.

Tenderness at McBurney's point suggests the evolution of acute appendicitis to a later stage, and thus, the increased likelihood of rupture.

For most open appendectomies (as opposed to laparoscopic appendectomies), the incision is made at McBurney's point.

Coughing causes point tenderness in this area (McBurney's point) and this is the least painful way to localize the inflamed appendix.

Deep tenderness at McBurney's point, known as McBurney's sign, is a sign of acute appendicitis.

McBurney's point is the name given to the point over the right side of the abdomen that is one-third of the distance from the anterior superior iliac spine to the umbilicus.

Charles McBurney was the grandson of the American surgeon Charles McBurney (who was credited with describing McBurney's point, though critics have since challenged its existence).

This is the incision used for open appendectomy, it begins 2 to 5 centimeters above the anterior superior iliac spine and continues to a point one-third of the way to the umbilicus (McBurney's point).

Charles Heber McBurney, MD (17 February 1845, Roxbury, Massachusetts - 7 November 1913, Brookline, Massachusetts) was an American surgeon, well known for describing McBurney's point in appendicitis.

Charles McBurney was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, the son of Henry McBurney and Dorothy Lillian Rundall and the grandson of Charles McBurney, the American surgeon (McBurney's point).

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.

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.