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Advanced therapy for prostatitis: Minimally invasive and invasive therapies

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The clinical syndromes of chronic prostatitis range from well-defined chronic bacterial infections to poorly defined chronic pelvic pain syndrome, previously referred to as prostatodynia and abacterial prostatitis. Faced by the obscure nature of the disease, its protracted course, and the poor response to oral medication, urologists have considered alternative treatment options. This article reviews the indications and outcomes of minimally invasive and invasive therapies for chronic prostatitis syndromes and discusses their potential use and benefits.

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El-Hakim, A., Shah, D.K. & Smith, A.D. Advanced therapy for prostatitis: Minimally invasive and invasive therapies. Curr Urol Rep 4, 320–326 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11934-003-0093-0

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