PROSTATE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is particularly common in older men.
In these patients, frequent urination, difficulty in urination, inability to evacuate sufficiently, and frequent urination at night is observed.
Examination, PSA blood level and imaging (ultrasound) are used in the diagnosis of the disease.
Drug and surgery are the most commonly used methods in treatment.
However, in the advanced age group, those who have difficulty in receiving general anesthesia and prostate gland size greater than 75-80 cc, and those who cannot be operated due to the accompanying serious diseases, the treatment comes to the forefront with closed angiography without surgical incision and applying to general anesthesia.
In addition, rare side effects such as impotence (difficulty in erection), urinary incontinence, urethral strictures and infertility that can be seen in surgical treatment are not seen in angiotherapy.
Very small arteries supplying the prostate gland by entering the arteries in the groin region are accessed through thin microcatheters and it is aimed to shrink the prostate gland by giving small particles occlusive.
Patients are discharged after one day of observation.