UPOINT:一种新的慢性前列腺炎/慢性盆腔疼痛综合征表型分类系统

慢性前列腺炎/慢性盆腔疼痛综合征(CP/CPPS)是一种严重困扰广大泌尿外科医师及患者的常见疾病。现已认识到CP/CPPS是一种异质性疾病,即它是一种具有不同病因、不同疾病进程且对治疗反应不一的临床综合征。基于对CP/CPPS病因的深入认识以及对CP/CPPS临床研究的重新评估,国外研究者目前制定了能够对CP/CPPS进行分类并指导临床个性化治疗的表型分类系统——UPOINT。UPOINT由6个独立的因子组成,分别为排尿症状(U)、社会心理的(P)、器官特异性的(O)、感染(I)、神经/系统性的(N)及盆底肌疼痛(T)。本文系统综述了UPOINT提出的理论基础、各因子的临床特征以及基于该系统的治疗策略。

UPOINT: a novel phenotypic classification system for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a common condition obsessing urologists and patients. It is also known as a heterogeneous syndrome, with varied etiologies, progression courses and responses to treatment. Based on the deeper insights into its pathogenesis and re-evaluation of its clinical trials, a novel phenotypic classification system UPOINT has been developed, which clinically classifies CP/CPPS patients into six domains: urinary (U), psychosocial (P), organ-specific (O), infection (I) , neurologic/systemic (N) and tenderness of pelvic floor skeletal muscles (T), and directs individualized and multimodal therapeutic approaches to CP/CPPS. This review systematically summarizes the theoretical foundation, clinical characteristics of UPOINT and treatment strategies based on the UPOINT phenotypic classification system.