Case-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