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Semin intervent Radiol 2022; 39(06): 555-561
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1759690
Review Article

Prostatic Artery Embolization: Technical Pearls

Ansh Bhatia
1   Seth G.S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
,
Aneesha Maini
2   M2 at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia
,
Shivank Bhatia
3   Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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Abstract

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a condition that primarily affects men between the fourth and seventh decades of life, occurring due to enlargement of the prostate which subsequently causes compression of the prostatic urethra causing chronic obstruction of the urinary outflow tract. BPH can cause significant quality-of-life issues such as urinary hesitancy, intermittency, decreased urinary stream, a sensation of incomplete emptying, dysuria, urinary retention, hematuria, and nocturia. Several medical and surgical treatment modalities are available for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms and other BPH-related sequela; however, increasingly prostate artery embolization is being utilized in this patient population. Technical demands for this procedure in this population can be significant. This article describes the optimal techniques, tricks, and advanced imaging techniques that can be used to achieve desired technical outcomes.

Keywords

interventional radiology - prostate - benign prostatic hypertrophy - embolization - lower urinary tract symptoms


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Article published online:
20 December 2022

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