title: New and experimental techniques in the treatment of benign prostatic diseases.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and chronic prostatitis (CP) are disorders with high prevalence and have a great impact on overall morbidity in men. The patients that do not respond to medical therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) related to BPH are candidates for surgery. However, the number of men with BPH/LUTS seeking for non-surgical, or for less invasive treatment is growing.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To present the basic information about minimally invasive treatment modalities for BPH and CP: intraprostatic injections, urethral lift procedures, modifications of transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT), prostatic artery embolization etc.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The majority of these techniques is still in experimental phase and not widely accepted. However, it is very likely that new, safe and minimally invasive techniques will appear in the near future.
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pejčić
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Džamić
authors.forename: Miodrag
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aćimović
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kajmaković
authors.forename: Jovan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hadži-Djokić
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional / Q000379:methods*; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000628:therapy*; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D020728:Transurethral Resection of Prostate / Q000379:methods*