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EVALUATION OF EFFICACY OF EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY IN COMPLEX TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC
Volodymyr I Trishch1, Viktoriya M Matskevych1, Andriy I Mysak2
1IVANO-FRANKIVSK NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE.
Objective:
The aim: Study of hemodynamics of the prostate and evaluation of the ef f ectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in the complex treatment of patients with chronic prostatitis with non-inf l ammatory chronic pelvic pain syndrome (NCPPS), (NIH III B).
Patients And Methods:
Materials and methods: There were 63 patients with NCPPS aged 29 to 45 years, with a disease duration of more than 3 years and low ef f i cacy of treatment against the background of standard therapy. All patients received standard therapy according to the clinical protocol. The main group (33 men - group II), against the background of standard therapy, received a course of ESWT, followed by a comparative assessment of clinical results regarding to the group of patients (30 men - group I) who received only standard therapy after the course, and after 3 and 6 months after treatment.
Results:
Results: According to the results of transrectal ultrasonography in Doppler mode, a marked decrease in volumetric blood fl ow in the prostate gland of patients was observed. The use of ESWT against the background of standard treatment contributed to a longer and more stable clinical ef f ect, with a signif i cant improvement in hemodynamic parameters in the prostate unlike the results in the group of patients receiving only standard therapy.
Conclusion:
Conclusions: Signif i cant disorders of prostate hemodynamics were found in patients with NCPPS. Use on the background of standard treatment of ESWT in these patients is pathogenetically justif i ed with a lasting and stable clinical ef f ect.
