Recenzija, Prikaz slučaja

New Prospects for Chronic Prostatitis

Goran Štimac
Jordan Dimanovski
Ante Reljić

Sažetak

Nowadays we may be overlooking an ever more common and most likely infectious disease of uncertain etiology - prostatitis. The field of chronic prostatitis was stagnant for some three decades; however, the state of affairs has changed dramatically over the last few years. Prostatitis is the most common prostate disease in the younger population, which results in more physician visits than either benign prostatic hyperplasia or prostate cancer. Despite its high prevalence, chronic prostatitis as a disease and its etiology have been understudied. This article is concentrated on the entity of chronic prostatitis, which is the most controversial, diagnostically most imprecise, and most frustrating diagnosis in medicine in general. Also, it is the most common ailment in men worldwide. The knowledge about the disease is now progressing at a higher pace, especially concerning its etiology and pathogenesis. Along with a review of the latest findings, an update is provided of the classification, diagnosis, treatment and epidemiology of chronic prostatitis. It is emphasized that the disease should be recognized more often, or at least, epidemiologically speaking, it should be paid more attention.

Ključne riječi

Prostatitis - etiology; Prostatitis - therapy; Chronic diseases - epidemiology

Hrčak ID:

14859

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/14859

Datum izdavanja:

1.6.2001.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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