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(Current Clinical Urology.) Edited by Daniel A. Shoskes. 278 pp., illustrated. Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2008. $99.50. ISBN 978-1-934115-27-5.

Approximately 10% of men are affected by the enigmatic condition known as chronic prostatitis–chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Traditionally, the prostate has been implicated, but emerging evidence implicates other organs and sites within the pelvis that can contribute to the pain and voiding dysfunction that are typical in patients with this condition. This book is a timely review of the topic, and its authors present plausible diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

The book's editor, Daniel Shoskes, emphasizes accurate documentation of symptoms, using the new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index to objectively summarize symptoms and assess responses to therapy. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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