Digital Rectal Examination
"Digital Rectal Examination" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A physical examination in which the qualified health care worker inserts a lubricated, gloved finger of one hand into the RECTUM and may use the other hand to press on the lower ABDOMEN or pelvic area to palpate for abnormalities in the lower rectum, and nearby organs or tissues. The method is commonly used to check the lower rectum, the PROSTATE gland in men, and the UTERUS and OVARIES in women.
| Descriptor ID |
D051517
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.600.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Digital Rectal Examination- Digital Rectal Examination
- Digital Rectal Examinations
- Examination, Digital Rectal
- Examinations, Digital Rectal
- Rectal Examination, Digital
- Rectal Examinations, Digital
- Rectal Palpation
- Palpation, Rectal
- Palpations, Rectal
- Rectal Palpations
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Digital Rectal Examination" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of Clinical History on Maximum PI-RADS Version 2 Score: A Six-Reader 120-Case Sham History Retrospective Evaluation. Radiology. 2018 Jul; 288(1):158-163.
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Diagnostic approach to constipation impacts pediatric emergency department disposition. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Oct; 35(10):1490-1493.
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The impact of prostate volume, number of biopsy cores and American Urological Association symptom score on the sensitivity of cancer detection using the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial risk calculator. J Urol. 2013 Jul; 190(1):70-6.
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Re: Florian Jentzmik, Carsten Stephan, Kurt Miller, et al. Sarcosine in urine after digital rectal examination fails as a marker in prostate cancer detection and identification of aggressive tumours. Eur Urol 2010;58:12-8. Eur Urol. 2010 Sep; 58(3):e29-30; author reply e31-2.
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Assessing prostate cancer risk: results from the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006 Apr 19; 98(8):529-34.
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Three-dimensional combination of transrectal and transperineal biopsies for efficient detection of stage T1c prostate cancer. Int J Clin Oncol. 2006 Apr; 11(2):127-32.
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Breast and colorectal cancer screening among low-income women with psychiatric disorders. Psychooncology. 2005 Sep; 14(9):786-91.