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Citation:
Iqbal S, Gaillard F, Bell D, et al. Boas sign. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Feb 2025) https://radiopaedia.org/articles/91253
Disclosures:
At the time the article was last revised Frank Gaillard had the following disclosures:
- Radiopaedia Australia Pty Ltd, Founder and CEO (ongoing)
- Biogen Australia Pty Ltd, Investigator-Initiated Research Grant for CAD software development in multiple sclerosis (past)
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Boas sign is a clinical sign that is defined as hyperesthesia felt by the patient to light touch in the right lower scapular region or the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. It is classically seen in patients with acute cholecystitis.
History and etymology
Ismar Isidor Boas (1858–1938), was one of the German, greatest legendary gastroenterologists who described Boas sign in his paper 1-5. In the year 1895, he launched the world's first gastroenterology journal "Archiv für Verdauungs-Krankheiten". He also founded the German gastroenterology society in 1920 2-6.
See also
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1. Iyer H, Iyer. Boas' sign revisited. (2011) Irish journal of medical science. doi:10.1007/s11845-010-0640-x - Pubmed
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2. Nogaller A, Nogaller. [Ismar Boas (1858-1938)-founder of clinical gastroenterology]. (1998) Klinicheskaia meditsina. doi: - Pubmed
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3. Hoenig L, Hoenig. Dr. Ismar Boas remembered. (1989) Journal of clinical gastroenterology. doi: - Pubmed
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4. Brandt L, Brandt. Ismar Boas: father of gastroenterology and founder of the oldest surviving publication in digestive diseases. (2011) The American journal of gastroenterology. doi:10.1038/ajg.2010.386 - Pubmed
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5. Rodr gM, Rodr. [Ismar Isidor Boas: myth and legend of gastroenterology]. (2012) Acta gastroenterologica Latinoamericana. doi: - Pubmed
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6. Hansen W, Hansen. [Remembering Ismar Boas (1858 - 1938)]. (2013) Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie. doi:10.1055/s-0033-1335147 - Pubmed
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