Textbook of Prostatitis

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CRC Press, Nov 1, 1999 - Medical - 378 pages
The first comprehensive, multi-authored text in this expanding field, the international selection of expert authors cover all aspects of the disease: basic science; epidemiology, evaluation; medical treatment; options for surgical intervention; and future directions.
 

Contents

Nickel
3
J F Garst
19
Nickel
27
Anatomy and function of the prostate gland
41
Pathology of acute and chronic prostate inflammation
57
Microbiological aspects of prostatitis
73
basic concepts
83
47
89
Addendum
197
Cytological aspects of diagnosis
207
Imaging in prostatitis
213
Seminal vesiculitis
219
The role of urodynamics in evaluating patients with chronic prostatitis
227
Prostatitis and infertility
233
Prostate specific antigen in prostatitis
241
The epidemiology of prostatitis
247

Neurophysiology of the pelvic floor its role in prostate and pelvic pain
97
AETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS
107
Prostatitis role of the animal model
113
Aetiology and pathogenesis of chronic bacterial prostatitis
123
The diagnosis aetiology and pathogenesis of chronic nonbacterial prostatitis
135
Cryptic microorganisms and prostatitis
145
Prostatodynia
149
Immunological aspects of prostatitis
157
Pyschological aspects of prostatitis
165
Evaluation of the patient
179
Prostatitis symptom scores
187
Populationbased studies on prostatitis
255
Practice patterns for prostatitis
263
The prostatitis clinic inflammatory and noninflammatory chronic
271
Treatment of acute prostatitis
279
Medical management of chronic nonbacterial prostatitis
293
Repetitive prostate massage
311
Phytotherapeutic agents in the treatment of chronic prostatitis
329
Surgical considerations in the management of prostatitis
347
Prostatitis perspectives for the 21st century
367
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Queen's University, Department of Urology

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