Mounting resistance of uropathogens to antimicrobial agents: A retrospective study in patients with chronic bacterial prostatitis relapse.

Purpose: Despite recent progress in the management of chronic bacterial prostatitis (CBP), many cases relapse. Increased drug resistance patterns of responsible bacteria have been proposed as the most probable causative factor. Driven by the limited number of previous studies addressing this topic, we aimed to study whether antibiotic resistance increases in patients with CBP when relapse occurs.

Serenoa repens extract additionally to quinolones in the treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis. The preliminary results of a long term observational study.

Introduction: Chronic prostatitis displays a variety of symptoms (mainly local pain exhibiting variability in origin and intensity). The purpose of this article is to briefly present the preliminary results of our study examining the role of phytotherapeutic agents in the treatment of chronic prostatitis patients.

Materials And Methods: The study included in total fifty-six consecutive patients who visited the outpatient department.

Could testosterone have a therapeutic role in prostate cancer?

Purpose: To discuss the role of membrane androgen receptors and to investigate the potential role of testosterone-albumin conjugate in the prostate cancer (PCa) treatment.

Materials And Methods: We identified studies published from 1990 onwards by searching the MEDLINE database of the National Library of Medicine. Initial search terms were "androgen receptors, cytoplasmic androgen receptor, and membrane androgen receptor" combined with "testosterone, testosterone-albumin conjugate, and prostate cancer treatment".

Lymphoma presenting as cancer of the glans penis: a case report.

Penile lymphoma is a very rare neoplasm. We report the case of an 82-year-old man who presented with phimosis. The patient also complained of frequent and painful urination.

Is prostate cancer screening worthy in southern European male populations? A case study in Eleusina, Greece.

Objective: To investigate the frequency of PSA-detected prostate cancer among non-symptomatic Greek males.

Methods: A prospective study on prostate cancer (PC) screening was performed in a representative sample of asymptomatic Greek males aged 40-75 years in Eleusina, (Greece) between January and November 2001. Indication for prostate biopsy was a PSA value above 3.