2024
Multicenter Quantification of Radiation Exposure and Associated Risks for Prostatic Artery Embolization in 1476 Patients.
Ayyagari R, Rahman S, Grizzard K, Mustafa A, Staib L, Makkia R, Bhatia S, Bilhim T, Carnevale F, Davis C, Fischman A, Isaacson A, McClure T, McWilliams J, Nutting C, Richardson A, Salem R, Sapoval M, Yu H. Multicenter Quantification of Radiation Exposure and Associated Risks for Prostatic Artery Embolization in 1476 Patients. Radiology 2024, 310: e231877. PMID: 38441098, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.231877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstatic artery embolizationCumulative air kermaRadiation-related adverse eventsBody mass indexAdverse eventsEffective doseFluoroscopy timeArtery embolizationRadiation doseKerma area product valuesMedian cumulative air kermaMedian effective radiation doseFluoroscopy unitPatient body mass indexRadiation exposureTwo-sample <i>t</i> test wasRadiation dose dataBenign prostatic hyperplasiaFluoroscopy-guided proceduresPatient radiation exposureEffective radiation doseRadiation field areaRadiation effective doseWilcoxon rank sum testInvasive angiographic procedures
2022
Operator Learning Curve for Prostatic Artery Embolization and Its Impact on Outcomes in 296 Patients
Powell T, Rahman S, Staib L, Bhatia S, Ayyagari R. Operator Learning Curve for Prostatic Artery Embolization and Its Impact on Outcomes in 296 Patients. CardioVascular And Interventional Radiology 2022, 46: 229-237. PMID: 36456689, DOI: 10.1007/s00270-022-03321-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Voiding and Storage Domain-Specific Symptom Score Outcomes After Prostate Artery Embolization for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Urinary Retention
Powell T, Staib L, Liu B, Bhatia S, Chai T, Ayyagari R. Voiding and Storage Domain-Specific Symptom Score Outcomes After Prostate Artery Embolization for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Urinary Retention. Urology 2021, 156: 216-224. PMID: 33961894, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.02.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower urinary tract symptomsProstate artery embolizationBenign prostatic hyperplasiaUrinary tract symptomsLUTS patientsIPSS-VUrinary retentionRetention patientsArtery embolizationTract symptomsTotal International Prostate Symptom ScoreDomain scoresInternational Prostate Symptom ScoreComponent scoresProstate Symptom ScoreSingle centerSymptom scoresLife scoresProstatic hyperplasiaIPSSPatientsPre-PAEQoLMonthsScore outcomes
2019
Prostatic Artery Embolization in Nonindex Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Patients: Single-center Outcomes for Urinary Retention and Gross Prostatic Hematuria
Ayyagari R, Powell T, Staib L, Chapiro J, Perez-Lozada JC, Bhatia S, Chai T, Schoenberger S, Devito R. Prostatic Artery Embolization in Nonindex Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Patients: Single-center Outcomes for Urinary Retention and Gross Prostatic Hematuria. Urology 2019, 136: 212-217. PMID: 31734349, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2019.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstatic artery embolizationBenign prostatic hyperplasia patientsProstatic hyperplasia patientsInternational Prostate Symptom ScoreProstatic hematuriaHyperplasia patientsUrinary retentionArtery embolizationPostvoid residualHematuria patientsSingle-center outcomesUrinary retention patientsClavien-Dindo classificationProstate Symptom ScoreQuality of lifeTransfusion rateGross hematuriaSH patientsUrinary infectionBladder irrigationGH patientsSymptom scoresUR patientsBladder tumorsDurable treatmentCase-Control Comparison of Conventional End-Hole versus Balloon-Occlusion Microcatheter Prostatic Artery Embolization for Treatment of Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Ayyagari R, Powell T, Staib L, Chapiro J, Schoenberger S, Devito R, Pollak J. Case-Control Comparison of Conventional End-Hole versus Balloon-Occlusion Microcatheter Prostatic Artery Embolization for Treatment of Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2019, 30: 1459-1470. PMID: 31375451, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.05.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstatic artery embolizationBenign prostatic hyperplasiaEH groupArtery embolizationSymptomatic improvementAdverse eventsProstatic hyperplasiaInternational Prostate Symptom Score improvementTrial successSymptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasiaBO groupContrast material useProstatic artery anatomySymptom score improvementAdverse event ratesProcedural metricsResidual improvementCase-control comparisonClinical improvementRetrospective reviewArtery anatomyMicrocatheter selectionContrast materialScore improvementEvent rates