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(Created page with "'''Digital rectal examination''' (DRE) is an important investigation in the evaluation of the prostate, rectal bleeding, constipation, and faecal incontinence. Some advocate for its performance in all cases where the patient presents with a gastrointestinal or abdominal complaint, but the of using DRE as a routine examination is recently disputed<ref>https://emj.bmj.com/content/35/9/581</ref><ref>https://emj.bmj.com/content/35/9/579pdf&usg=AOvVaw03fohX-Rxz1Cmuctzr5kSJ</r...") |
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After the examination, the glove should be inspected for faeces or blood. If no blood is visible, the residue on the glove should be tested with a [[faecal occult blood test]]. | After the examination, the glove should be inspected for faeces or blood. If no blood is visible, the residue on the glove should be tested with a [[faecal occult blood test]]. | ||
Distal [[Colorectal cancer|rectal cancers]] may be palpable, as may be prostatic pathologies like [[Prostate cancer|malignancy]], [[BPH]], and [[prostatitis]].<noinclude>[[Category:Gastrointestinal surgery]]</noinclude> | Distal [[Colorectal cancer|rectal cancers]] may be palpable, as may be prostatic pathologies like [[Prostate cancer|malignancy]], [[BPH]], and [[prostatitis]].<noinclude>[[Category:Gastrointestinal surgery]] | ||
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