title: [Chronic pelvic pain syndrome].
abstract: Chronic pelvic pain syndrome(CPPS) which is also named by chronic nonbacterial prostatitis is a common urologic disease. This disease could not be treated effectively and affects the living quality of the patients. This article reviews the progress on the CPPS about its definition, classification, etiology (e.g. immunology), diagnosis and treatment in recent years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Shangdong Provincial Hospital, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China. wangmuwen@sina.com
authors.forename: Mu-Wen
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qing-Zheng
authors.initials: QZ
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013577:Syndrome