title: Critical issues in chronic prostatitis.
abstract: In the last decade, an impressive amount of clinical research data has shed new light on pathogenesis and management of the chronic prostatitis syndrome. A new classification and a validated symptom score have enabled urologists worldwide to speak a "common language", thus greatly improving the amount and quality of focused research in this field. In Europe, a large number of groups and experts have been actively involved in this research, and have developed in many cases a genuine view on prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain etiology, diagnosis and treatment. The present paper, written by a panel of researchers from Europe and Far East Russia, reviews the most recent findings, discusses the most controversial contemporary topics on prostatitis syndromes, and highlights a number of unresolved issues requiring further research and study.
authors.affiliation: Urology and Sonography Primary Care Clinic, Azienda Ospedaliera Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento, Milano, Italy. info@prostatite.info
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Magri
authors.forename: Gianpaolo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Perletti
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bartoletti
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Emelyanova
authors.forename: Aare
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehik
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morgia
authors.forename: Visnja
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Skerk
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trinchieri
authors.forename: Florian M E
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Wagenlehner
authors.forename: Kurt G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Naber
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy