Abdominal auscultation does not provide clear clinical diagnoses.

Introduction: Abdominal auscultation is a part of the clinical examination of patients, but the determining factors in bowel sound evaluation are poorly described. The aim of this study was to assess inter- and intra-observer agreement in physicians' evaluation of pitch, intensity and quantity in abdominal auscultation.

Material And Methods: A total of 100 physicians were presented with 20 bowel sound recordings in a blinded set-up.