title: [Transperineal puncture drug injection in the treatment of chronic prostatitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of transperineal puncture drug injection in the treatment of chronic prostatitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty cases of chronic prostatitis underwent transperineal puncture drug injection. Bacterial culture and antimicrobial agent sensitivity tests were conducted on the prostatic fluid of the patients. A sensitive antimicrobial agent was selected, mixed with lidocaine and dexamethasone, and injected transperineally into the prostate at intervals of 7 days and 4 times as one course. After one month, the effect was evaluated and the patients were followed up for 6 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 40 cases, the cure rate was 52.5% (21/ 40), the alleviation rate 40% (16/40), the nullify rate 7.5% (3/40) and the total effectivity rate 92.5%. No relapse was found in the 28 followed-up cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transperineal puncture drug injection is a safe and effective way in the treatment of chronic prostatitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China. zhangjie888@sina.com
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jiwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Shangjin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Xiaobin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010502:Perineum; D011467:Prostate; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents