Do Patients Undergo Prostate Examination while Having a Colonoscopy?

OBJECTIVES: To determine the rate at which physicians report performing a digital rectal examination and comment on the prostate gland before performing colonoscopy in men 50 to 70 years of age.

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Main Authors: Tess Hammett, Lawrence C Hookey, Jun Kawakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/721870
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