Abstract
This is a brief review of the diagnostic rewards associated with careful abdominal auscultation for vascular sounds. The causes of a well localized arterial bruit or venous hum are listed and briefly described. These include cancer, collateral veins secondary to portal hypertension and cirrhosis, and enlarged, tortuous, stenotic or dilated vessels. Abdominal murmurs may also be heard in 15 to 20% of normal subjects.
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