| Correlation between chronic prostatitis syndrome and pelvic venous disease: a survey of 2,554 urologic outpatients. | |
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PMID: 10765069 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: In this study we evaluated the association between chronic prostatitis syndrome (CPS), varicocele and hemorrhoids as manifestations of a pelvic venous disease. METHODS: Our retrospective study was based upon 2,554 patients treated in two general urology clinics over the past 10 years. We have assessed the incidence of CPS among urological patients. RESULTS: We found 483 patients with CPS, representing 18.9% of the total number of visits at the outpatient clinic. In this group the percentage of varicocele and hemorrhoids was 14.69 and 8.48%, whereas in a control group these figures were 5.02 and 5.84%, respectively (p<0.001 and 0.1054). Such a difference is statistically significant and suggests a higher prevalence of varicocele in the CPS group, but this may be due to a methodological error of the retrospective study. CONCLUSION: Only a prospective study, which is of importance due to the frequency of the disease, can give a precise answer to this question. |
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Authors:
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C Pavone; E Caldarera; P Liberti; V Miceli; D Di Trapani; V Serretta; M Porcu; M Pavone-Macaluso |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European urology Volume: 37 ISSN: 0302-2838 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. Urol. Publication Date: 2000 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-05-23 Completed Date: 2000-05-23 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7512719 Medline TA: Eur Urol Country: SWITZERLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 400-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Institute of Urology, University of Palermo, Italy. carpavon@tin.it |
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Case-Control Studies Chronic Disease Comorbidity Data Collection Hemorrhoids / diagnosis, epidemiology* Humans Incidence Italy / epidemiology Male Outpatients Pelvis / blood supply Prostatitis / diagnosis, epidemiology* Reference Values Retrospective Studies Syndrome Varicocele / diagnosis, epidemiology* |
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