Indirect Fist Percussion of the Liver Is a More Sensitive Technique for Detecting Hepatobiliary Infections than Murphy’s Sign

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Likelihood of hepatobiliary diseases estimated by Murphy’s sign and indirect fist percussion of the liver. The likelihood of hepatobiliary diseases estimated by indirect fist percussion of the liver alone was almost the same as that estimated based on indirect fist percussion of the liver in combination with Murphy’s sign. IFPL: indirect fist percussion of the liver.