Is there still a role for digital rectal examination in the prostate cancer diagnostic pathway in the COVID-19 and post COVID-19 era?
Tan W, Wong A, Mahmalji W, Raza A. Is there still a role for digital rectal examination in the prostate cancer diagnostic pathway in the COVID-19 and post COVID-19 era? The Aging Male 2021, 24: 92-94. PMID: 34319201, DOI: 10.1080/13685538.2020.1786047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDigital rectal examinationProstate cancer diagnostic pathwayProstate specific antigenSuspicion of prostate cancerCancer diagnostic pathwayDiagnostic pathwayProstate cancerRectal examinationClinical suspicion of prostate cancerAbnormal digital rectal examinationProstate specific antigen measurementsRaised prostate specific antigenReferral to secondary careClinical suspicionSpecific antigenClinical examinationClinical assessmentCOVID-19 eraCancerMRISecondary careCOVID-19ExaminationRadiology servicesCoronavirus-19