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What is the surface marking of Traube's (Traube's) space?

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Traube’s space surface marking

Traube’s space is a semilunar area of tympany over the left anterior lower chest. It overlies the fundus of the stomach.

Bony and midline boundaries

  • Superior boundary: 6th rib (left side) [no citation].
  • Inferior boundary: costal margin (left costal cartilages) [no citation].
  • Medial boundary: left border of the xiphoid region or sternum (near the xiphisternal junction) [no citation].
  • Lateral boundary: mid- to anterior axillary line region on the left side [no citation].

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