title: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: is there a role for local drug infiltration therapy?
abstract: The clinical syndrome of chronic prostatitis ranges from well-defined chronic bacterial infections to poorly defined chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS), previously referred to as "prostatodynia" or "abacterial prostatitis." Faced with the obscure nature of the disease, its protracted course, and the poor response to oral medication, urologists have considered alternative routes of drug administration. We review the indications and outcomes of local drug infiltration (intraprostatic antibiotic and zinc, intrasphincteric botulinum toxin A, pudendal nerve blocks) and discuss their potential use and benefit in the treatment of chronic prostatitis syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York 11040-1496, USA. assaad_e@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Assaad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Hakim
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D009465:Neuromuscular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015032:Zinc / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009465:Neuromuscular Agents; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A; D015032:Zinc