Cruveilhier-Baumgarten bruit
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The Cruveilhier-Baumgarten bruit is a clinical sign
which can be found in Cruveilhier-Baumgarten disease
. In this condition there are prominent umbilical
and paraumbilical veins; auscultation
over these vessels may reveal a humming sound (i.e. a bruit
).
The sign was named after Jean Cruveilhier
and Paul Clemens von Baumgarten
.
Medical sign
A medical sign is an objective indication of some medical fact or characteristic that may be detected by a physician during a physical examination of a patient....
which can be found in Cruveilhier-Baumgarten disease
Cruveilhier-Baumgarten disease
Cruveilhier-Baumgarten disease or Pégot-Cruveilhier-Baumgarten disease is a rare medical condition in which the umbilical or paraumbilical veins are distended, with an abdominal wall bruit and palpable thrill, portal hypertension with splenomegaly, hypersplenism and oesophageal varices, with a...
. In this condition there are prominent umbilical
Umbilical vein
The umbilical vein is a vein present during fetal development that carries oxygenated blood from the placenta to the growing fetus.The blood pressure inside the umbilical vein is approximately 20 mmHg.-Development:...
and paraumbilical veins; auscultation
Auscultation
Auscultation is the term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope...
over these vessels may reveal a humming sound (i.e. a bruit
Bruit
Bruit is the term for the unusual sound that blood makes when it rushes past an obstruction in an artery when the sound is auscultated with the bell portion of a stethoscope.The term "bruit" simply refers to the sound...
).
The sign was named after Jean Cruveilhier
Jean Cruveilhier
Jean Cruveilhier was a French anatomist and pathologist.In 1816 he earned his doctorate in Paris, where in 1825 he succeeded Pierre Augustin Béclard as professor of anatomy...
and Paul Clemens von Baumgarten
Paul Clemens von Baumgarten
Paul Clemens von Baumgarten was a German pathologist.He was the son of a physician, and was a pupil of Christian Wilhelm Braune and Ernst Leberecht Wagner in Leipzig, and Ernst Neumann . He received his doctorate in Leipzig on August 22, 1873...
.