Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Case Report

Author: Kwang Jin KIM ¹ ; Yoonsuk LEE ; Yong Sung CHA ; Tae Wook KANG ; Hyun Chul CHUNG ; Hong CHUNG ; Hyun KIM ; Jae Hung JUNG
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1. Departments of Urology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
Publication Type:Case Report
From: Urogenital Tract Infection 2024;19(2):44-47
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) was conducted on two male patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome who were resistant to conventional medical therapies. Both patients underwent 20 sessions of 100% oxygen inhalation (2.0 atmosphere absolute for 90 min/day, five days/week for four weeks) in a hyperbaric chamber. The follow-up period was three months. Although the patients reported a slight improvement in the pain domain of the National Institutes of Health-Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) after HBOT, no changes were noted in the other domains of NIH-CPSI and International Prostate Symptom Score. No adverse events were encountered during or after HBOT.