Resumen
Levels of prostatic specific antigen may be modified with procedures over the prostatic gland. We measured this antigen in 36 hospitalized patients before and immediately after a digital rectal examination. Antigen levels were 8.3 +/- 21.3 ng/ml before and 13.8 +/- 27.5 ng/ml after the examination (NS). It is concluded that digital rectal examination did not modify antigen levels in our sample.
Título traducido de la contribución | Evaluation of prostatic specific antigen after a digital rectal examination: experience with 36 patients |
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Idioma original | Español |
Páginas (desde-hasta) | 921-924 |
Número de páginas | 4 |
Publicación | Revista médica de Chile |
Volumen | 122 |
N.º | 8 |
Estado | Publicada - ago. 1994 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |