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'''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</ref>.
'''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 use of 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</ref>.


== Procedure and evaluation ==
== Procedure and evaluation ==