Consequences of excessive fibrosis formation in patients with chronic prostatitis

P.N. Filimonov¹, E.V. Kulchavenya<sup>1,2

1</sup>Novosibirsk Scientific Research Institute of Tuberculosis
²Novosibirsk State Medical University

One of the reasons for chronic recurrent prostatitis is the hyperproduction of fibrous tissue. Tissue sclerosis aggravates the clinical picture of prostatitis and reduces the effectiveness of treatment.
Aim: to determine the influence of the degree of severity of inflammatory phenomena and prostate fibrosis on urodynamics and local microcirculation.
Patients and Methods: an open, retrospective case-control comparative study included 18 patients who had been biopsied by a prostate biopsy. Indicators of urofluometry and the degree of microcirculation disorder were compared between the group of patients with severe fibrosis (the 1st group, 9 people) and the 2nd group (also 9 patients) — with insignificant fibrosis changes of the prostate gland. The degree of fibrosis and inflammation was indicated: from 0 (no change) to 3 points (expressed changes).
Results: structural changes in the prostate gland were revealed in all of them according to the ultrasound examination data, mainly — echogenic heterogeneity, regions of increased and decreased echodensity. In the 1st group, the degree of fibrosis averaged 2.7 points, and the degree of inflammation — 2.5 points. In the 2nd group fibrosis and inflammation were insignificant: 0.2 and 0.3 points, respectively. Urination indexes in the 1st group were 1.5 times worse than in the 2nd group, and microcirculation indexes were 1.7 times worse than in the 2nd group.
Conclusion: chronic prostatitis complicated by excessive development of fibrous tissue leads to statistically significant deterioration of urinary parameters and local microcirculation. The degree of microcirculation disorder and urodynamics indirectly indicates the level of prostate fibrosis.

Keywords: chronic prostatitis, fibrosis, hardening, impaired microcirculation, impaired urodynamics.
For citation: Filimonov P.N., Kulchavenya E.V. Consequences of excessive fibrosis formation in patients with chronic prostatitis. RMJ. 2019;2:39–41.