Digital Rectal Examination

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
DRE
Pronunciation
/ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈrɛktəl ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Urology

Examples in Context

  1. Everyone agrees that the proper evaluation of men with LUTS includes a PSA blood test and digital rectal examination as well as other studies.
  2. Background The effect of screening with prostate-specific – antigen ( PSA ) testing and digital rectal examination on the rate of death from prostate cancer is unknown.
  3. Current methods of screening involve the measurement of serum prostate-specific antigen ( PSA ) and digital rectal examination followed by biopsy.
  4. No such association was found for obese men diagnosed by a digital rectal examination, in which the physician feels for an abnormally large prostate gland.
  5. Case underwent digital rectal examination, CT and transrectal ultrasound.

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