Prostatitis continues to be a major clinical enigma. In this book, all modern aspects of etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy are critically evaluated. Of special interest to the readers will be the modern diagnostic management of chronic prostatitis and the debatable therapeutic approach to chronic nonbacterial prostatitis. From the contents: Radical Transurethral Prostatectomy for Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis; Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Inflammatory Reactions in Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis; Therapy of Nonbacterial Prostatitis; Ultrasonographic Features of Prostatitis.