title: Overview summary statement. Diagnosis and management of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).
abstract: Members of the Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network (CPCRN) met in a 1-day symposium to review recent findings and to debate unanswered issues in the diagnosis and management of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). The meeting was focused on producing an overview summary statement that would, as nearly as possible, represent the consensus views of the attendees. As discussed below, the participants agreed that a history, physical examination, and urinalysis/urine culture are mandatory for the evaluation of all patients presenting with CP/CPPS, with other assessments categorized as recommended or optional, depending on the history and physical findings. Observations and suggestions regarding first- and second-line therapies are also offered, with the recognition that randomized, placebo-controlled trials to guide selection of therapies for chronic nonbacterial prostatitis are currently lacking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA. ajschaeffer@northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Schaeffer
authors.forename: Nand S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.forename: Jackson E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: John N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Krieger
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Litwin
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Nadler
authors.forename: J Curtis
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Nickel
authors.forename: Michel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pontari
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Shoskes
authors.forename: Scott I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Zeitlin
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers