Prostatic artery embolization: Progress and prospect

Li Cui; Yanhua Bai; Jinlong Zhang; Bing Yuan; Xiuqi Wang; Yan Wang; Feng Duan; Maoqiang Wang

doi:10.1016/j.jimed.2020.03.003

Prostatic artery embolization: Progress and prospect

J Interv Med. 2020 Mar 28;3(2):77-79. doi: 10.1016/j.jimed.2020.03.003. eCollection 2020 May.

Authors

Li Cui¹, Yanhua Bai¹, Jinlong Zhang¹, Bing Yuan¹, Xiuqi Wang¹, Yan Wang¹, Feng Duan¹, Maoqiang Wang¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Interventional Radiology, The General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, 100853, China.

Abstract

Prostate artery embolization is a well-known and promising treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia, with the quantum leaps of research in medicine. We aim to provide an up-to-date review of the novel technique, including large retrospective studies and randomized control trials, ends with discussions of advantages and disadvantages of this minimally invasive technique.

Keywords: BPH; Benign prostatic hyperplasia; PAE; Prostatic artery embolization.