Textbook of Prostatitis

Queen's University, Department of Urology

1. Section 1: Introduction 2. Prostatitis: an Historical Perspective 3. Prostatitis: the Patient's Perspective 4. Prostatitis: the Traditional Classification 5. Prostatitis: the Proposed NIH classification 6. Section II: Basic Science 7. Anatomy and Function of the Prostate Gland 8. Receptors & Neurotransmitters of the Prostate and Pelvic Floor 9. Pathology of Acute and Chronic Prostate Inflammation 10. Microbiological Aspects of Prostatitis 11. Antibiotics: Basic Concepts 12. Neurophysiology of the Pelvic Floor and its Role in Prostate Disorders and Pelvic Pain 13. Section III: Etiology and Pathogenesis 14. The Role of the Animal Model in the Study of Prostatis 15. Acute Bacterial Prostatitis 16. Etiology and Pathogenesis of Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis 17. Chronic Nonbacterial Prostatitis 18. Cryptic Microorganisms and Prostatis 19. Prostatodynia (Pelvic Floor Myalgia) 20. Immunological Aspects of Prostatitis 21. Pyschological Aspects of Prostatitis 22. Prostatitis and Interstitial Cystitis: the same Syndrome? 23. Section IV: Evaluation 24. Clinical Assessment 25. Prostatitis Symptom Scoring 26. Lower Urinary Tract Cultures 27. Cytological Aspects of Diagnosis 28. Imaging in Prostatitis 29. Seminal Vesiculitis 30. Urodynamic Evaluation in Prostatitis 31. Infertility and Prostatitis 32. PSA in Prostatitis 33. Section V: Epidemiology 34. The Epidemiology of Prostatitis 35. Population Based Studies on Prostatitis 36. Prostatitis Practice Patterns 37. The Prostatitis Vlinic - Inflammatory & Non-inflammatory Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome 38. Section VI: Treatment 39. Treatment of Acute Bacterial Prostatitis 40. Antibiotic Therapy 41. Medical Management of Chronic Nonbacterial Prostatitis 42. Repetitive Prostate Massage 43. Alpha-blocker Therapy 44. Phytotherapeutic Agents in the Treatment of Chronic Prostatitis 45. 5-alpha Reductase Inhibition in the Treatment of Chronic Prostatitis 46. Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy 47. Surgical Treatment of Prostatitis 48. Treatment of Prostatodynia/pelvic 49. Section VII: Future Directions 50. Future Considerations for the Next Millennium