A simple diagnostic sign in the superior mesenteric artery syndrome in a burned patient.
In the superior mesenteric artery syndrome which may complicate extensive burns, a systolic murmur may be heard in the epigastrium when the patient is supine but not when he is prone. This sign combined with straight abdominal x-rays will clinch the diagnosis and thereby avoid an unnecessary barium meal or laparotomy.
D000293:Adolescent; D001314:Auscultation; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000150:complications*; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries