https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2018.1.40

The impact of prostate artery embolization (PAE) on the the physical history and pathophysiology of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

Vol. 90 No. 1 (2018)
Submitted: September 12, 2017
Accepted: October 8, 2017
Published: March 31, 2018
Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Lower urinary tract symptoms, Prostate artery embolization
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Konstantinos Stamatiou
stamatiouk@gmail.com
Urology Department, Tzaneio Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.
Aim: Prostate artery embolization (PAE) is a non invasive modality for the treatment of benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH) related lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). As a relatively new procedure, data determining the clinical success is somehow scarce. In the present article we examine the current clinical outcome measures in order to identify the most accurate.
Results: Current imaging outcome measures are consistent with clinical ones only in the group of patients with adenomatous- dominant BPH while are inconsistent in patients with small sized adenomas.
Conclusions: Additional studies and/or evaluation tools are needed in order to provide accurate evaluation of clinical success in the subgroup of patients with non- adenomatous-dominant BPH while they may inspire new options and novel techniques for both BPH treatment and treatment-follow up.

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Stamatiou, K. (2018). The impact of prostate artery embolization (PAE) on the the physical history and pathophysiology of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Archivio Italiano Di Urologia E Andrologia, 90(1), 40–43. https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2018.1.40

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