Prostatitis

Prostatitis develops mainly in men under 50 years of age and is an inflammation of the prostate gland, often associated […]

Prostatic infiltrations For patients belonging to the second category, i.e. those with documented chronic bacterial prostatitis and the presence of

The guidelines we apply in the therapy of chronic prostatitis/chronic painful syndrome of the pelvic floor are the logical consequence of the knowledge exposed in the previous chapters. Let’s start from the concept that there are basically four categories of patients who however all complain of more or less the same symptoms.

Macroscopic Anatomy of the Prostate Macroscopic Anatomy of the Prostate In shape the prostate is usually described as a flattened

Chronic and acute prostatitis – Diagnostic methods Preliminary interview General physical examination Rectal examination Laboratory tests Transrectal prostate ultrasound (TRUS)

Symptoms due to chronic prostatitis can be grouped into four categories, present both in isolation and often in dramatic association:

Prostatitis – Behavioral Rules Most chronic prostatitis/chronic painful syndromes of the pelvic floor are accompanied by evacuation irregularities with alterations

Prostatitis has been called in the past the wastebasket of clinical ignorance (Stamey 1980), even though it is a very frequent disease: it is estimated that in the West with its chronic form (the most frequent) which accounts for about 90-95% of diagnosed cases of prostatitis affects between 5% and 10% of men in adulthood. On the other hand, acute bacterial prostatitis is less frequent, accounting for only 5-10% of cases.

In questa sezione approfondiremo le variazioni patologiche che si manifestano durante una prostatite, in quei distretti anatomici dei quali abbiamo

Prostatitis – Behavioral Rules Most chronic prostatitis/chronic painful syndromes of the pelvic floor are accompanied by evacuation irregularities with alterations