Ransohoff sign


Ran·so·hoff sign

(ran'să-hof), yellow pigmentation in the umbilical region in rupture of the common bile duct.

Ran·so·hoff sign

(ran'sŏ-hof sīn) Yellow pigmentation in the umbilical region in rupture of the common bile duct.

Ransohoff sign

(ran′sŏ-hof″) [Joseph Ransohoff, U.S. surgeon, 1853–1921] Yellow staining of the skin around the umbilicus. It suggests rupture of the bile ducts.

Ransohoff,

Joseph, U.S. surgeon, 1853-1921. Ransohoff sign - yellow pigmentation in the umbilical region in rupture of the common bile duct.