What is Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?
...the rectum), through which the doctor will be able to estimate the following about the prostrate: The size The shape The health The rectal examination will also be used to...
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What is Bladder Cancer?
...out a physical examination of the rectum – the final section of the large intestine, terminating at the anus – and/or vagina. This is because bladder cancer may cause a...
What is an Endoscopic Ultrasound: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...through the mouth or rectum, depending on which part of the digestive tract is to be examined. The endoscope, which has a camera attached to its end, is connected to...
Fecal Impaction vs. Constipation: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
...you’re taking They can use a digital rectal examination to confirm fecal impaction. During this test, a doctor inserts a gloved finger with lubrication gel into your rectum to feel...
What is Endoscopy: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...stomach, and the small intestine, particularly its upper portion. Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy – These are two similar procedures that pass the endoscope through the rectum into the large intestine or...
What is Crohn’s Disease?
...The bag hangs outside the body and collects the waste products that would otherwise have passed into one’s large intestine and out of one’s rectum.[27] Normal function of the digestive...
What is Genital Herpes?
...rectum”. 7 November 2014. Accessed 8 January 2019. ↩ Postgraduate Medical Journal. “Sexually transmitted proctitis”. November 2006. Accessed 8 January 2019. ↩ World Health Organisation. “Herpes simplex virus”. 31 January...
Fecal Impaction Vs. Constipation: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
...can use a digital rectal examination to confirm fecal impaction. During this test, a doctor inserts a gloved finger with lubrication gel into your rectum to feel the buildup of...
Colostomy
**Colostomy** A colostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an opening (stoma) in the abdomen to bypass a portion of the colon or rectum. This is necessary when the organ...
Ileostomy
...the large intestine (colon) or rectum. Permanent ileostomies may be necessary in cases where the colon or rectum is removed or severely damaged. The decision to perform an ileostomy is...