Urologie pro praxi 4/2007

PROSTATIC SYNDROME – SYNDROME OF CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN

The Chronic Prostatitis Syndrome (CPS) is defined as a complex of symptoms which may arise in the prostate itself or in neighbouring structures and organs. Syndrome includes pain in the pelvic floor, as implied in the recent NIH classification and condition was named as Chronic Prostatitis – Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS). It may have different aetiologies and physiopathologic mechanisms making treatment difficult. Additional treatments except antibiotics include alpha-blockers, antiinflammatory agents and many other drugs and various treatment modalities, from prostatic massage and pelvic floor physiotherapy to transurethral resection of the prostate.

Keywords: prostate, pelvic floor, pain