Experience of low-intensity shock wave therapy in ambulatory urological practice in patients with chronic prostatitis

Purpose. Chronic prostatitis (CP) is one of the most debatable problems in urology, due to the lack of common approaches to the interpretation of the pathogenesis of this disease, the objectification of patient testing and the complexity of therapy. For the treatment of CP proposed a wide range of physiotherapy treatments. One of the methods of physiotherapeutic effects that improve blood circulation in the pelvic organs and thereby increase the bioavailability of drugs is low-intensity shock-wave therapy (LI-ESWT) Objective: to evaluate the clinical effect of the use of LI-ESWT in the complex treatment of patients with CP II-IIIA in the conditions of outpatient practice. Material and methods. The study included 62 patients with chronic prostatitis of category II and IIIA, who were included in the treatment regimen LI-ESWT sessions on the «Rumelit» apparatus (registration certificate No. FSR 2012/14013). A cytomorphological study of prostate secretion with a microphotograph using an Axiostar plus microscope (Zeiss x1000) and the obligatory count of lecithin grains (LG), using a three-point system, was included in the comprehensive examination...