Glossary of Terms in Otolaryngology

Boyce’s Sign

  • Boyce’s sign1 is an uncommon sign seen in patients with a large Zenker’s diverticulum.
  • It is characterized by a gurgling sound on palpation of the neck due to the movement of air and fluid within the diverticulum.

  1. Siddiq, M. A., S. Sood, and D. Strachan. “Pharyngeal pouch (Zenker’s diverticulum).” Postgraduate medical journal 77.910 (2001): 506-511. ↩

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