Prostatitis: updates on diagnostic evaluation.
Prostatitis accounts for almost 2 million office visits to urologists and primary care physicians. The label "prostatitis" refers to a diverse constellation of symptoms and disease processes. The diagnosis and treatment of this disorder present numerous challenges for the physician, including a lack of abnormal findings on physical examination, laboratory tests, and radiographic images. In this article, we offer a review of the current literature and recommendations for the evaluation and diagnosis of the patient presenting with prostatitis.
Department of Urology, Temple University, 3401 North Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Parkinson Pavilion, Suite 350, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Jason R
JR
Rothman
William I
WI
Jaffe
D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000150:complications; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*