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Why I Cannot Find the Prostate? Behind the Subjectivity of Rectal Exam
Background. Most physicians use digital rectal examination (DRE) to help detect prostate cancer and to estimate the prostates' size. The accuracy of DRE is known to be limited. We evaluate the ability of doctors to palpate the whole prostate with DRE. Methods. At time of transrectal ultrasound...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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International Scholarly Research Network
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3302122/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22530153 http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/456821 |