 Digital Rectal Examination
"Digital Rectal Examination" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
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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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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Digital Rectal Examination" by people in Profiles.
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Pinsky PF, Miller E, Prorok P, Grubb R, Crawford ED, Andriole G. Extended follow-up for prostate cancer incidence and mortality among participants in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian randomized cancer screening trial. BJU Int. 2019 05; 123(5):854-860.
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Rajab TK, Bordeianou LG, von Keudell A, Rajab H, Zhou H. Digital Rectal Examination and Anoscopy. N Engl J Med. 2018 May 31; 378(22):e30.
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Shankar PR, Kaza RK, Al-Hawary MM, Masch WR, Curci NE, Mendiratta-Lala M, Sakala MD, Johnson TD, Davenport MS. 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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Maccini MA, Westfall NJ, Van Bokhoven A, Lucia MS, Poage W, Maroni PD, Wilson SS, Glod? LM, Arangua P, Newmark J, Steiner M, Werahera PN, Crawford ED. The effect of digital rectal exam on the 4Kscore for aggressive prostate cancer. Prostate. 2018 05; 78(7):506-511.
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Andriole GL, Crawford ED, Grubb RL, Buys SS, Chia D, Church TR, Fouad MN, Isaacs C, Kvale PA, Reding DJ, Weissfeld JL, Yokochi LA, O'Brien B, Ragard LR, Clapp JD, Rathmell JM, Riley TL, Hsing AW, Izmirlian G, Pinsky PF, Kramer BS, Miller AB, Gohagan JK, Prorok PC. Prostate cancer screening in the randomized Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial: mortality results after 13 years of follow-up. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2012 Jan 18; 104(2):125-32.
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Cleveland NJ, Yaron M, Ginde AA. The effect of removal of point-of-care fecal occult blood testing on performance of digital rectal examinations in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Aug; 56(2):135-41.
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Hargraves MB, Magnotti LJ, Fischer PE, Schroeppel TJ, Zarzaur BL, Fabian TC, Croce MA. Injury location dictates utility of digital rectal examination and rigid sigmoidoscopy in the evaluation of penetrating rectal trauma. Am Surg. 2009 Nov; 75(11):1069-72.
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Andriole GL, Crawford ED, Grubb RL, Buys SS, Chia D, Church TR, Fouad MN, Gelmann EP, Kvale PA, Reding DJ, Weissfeld JL, Yokochi LA, O'Brien B, Clapp JD, Rathmell JM, Riley TL, Hayes RB, Kramer BS, Izmirlian G, Miller AB, Pinsky PF, Prorok PC, Gohagan JK, Berg CD. Mortality results from a randomized prostate-cancer screening trial. N Engl J Med. 2009 Mar 26; 360(13):1310-9.
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Grubb RL, Pinsky PF, Greenlee RT, Izmirlian G, Miller AB, Hickey TP, Riley TL, Mabie JE, Levin DL, Chia D, Kramer BS, Reding DJ, Church TR, Yokochi LA, Kvale PA, Weissfeld JL, Urban DA, Buys SS, Gelmann EP, Ragard LR, Crawford ED, Prorok PC, Gohagan JK, Berg CD, Andriole GL. Prostate cancer screening in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian cancer screening trial: update on findings from the initial four rounds of screening in a randomized trial. BJU Int. 2008 Dec; 102(11):1524-30.
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Thompson IM, Tangen CM, Ankerst DP, Chi C, Lucia MS, Goodman P, Parnes H, Coltman CA. The performance of prostate specific antigen for predicting prostate cancer is maintained after a prior negative prostate biopsy. J Urol. 2008 Aug; 180(2):544-7.
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