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    Digital Rectal Examination (DRE)

    Digital Rectal Examination (DRE)



    What Affects the Test

    Hemorrhoids or anal fissures may cause discomfort during a digital rectal exam.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference September 26, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology


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