Unilateral Versus Bilateral Prostatic Arterial Embolization for Lower Urinary T...

• Author(s): Bilhim, T ; Pisco, JM ; Rio Tinto, H ; Fernandes, L ; Pinheiro, LC ; Duarte, M ; Pereira, J ; Oliveira, A ; Goyri-O'Neill, J
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/1191
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
• Subject(s): Hiperplasia Prostática; HSJ URO; Sintomas do Sistema Urinário Inferior; Análise de Variância; Angiografia Digital; Artérias; Biópsia; Estudos de Coorte; Embolização Terapêutica; Artéria Femoral; Modelos Logísticos; Álcool de Polivinil; Próstata; Qualidade de Vida; Resultado de Tratamento
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

PURPOSE: This study was designed to compare baseline data and clinical outcome between patients with prostate enlargement/benign prostatic hyperplasia (PE/BPH) who underwent unilateral and bilateral prostatic arterial embolization (PAE) for the relief of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). METHODS: This single-center, ambispective cohort study compared 122 consecutive patients (mean age 66.7 years) with unilateral versus bilateral PAE from March 2009 to December 2011. Selective PAE was performed with 100- and 200-μm nonspherical polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles by a unilateral femoral approach. RESULTS: Bilateral PAE was performed in 103 (84.4 %) patients (group A). The remaining 19 (15.6 %) patients underwent unilateral PAE (group B). Mean follow-up time was 6.7 months in group A and 7.3 months in group B. Mean prostate volume, PSA, International prostate symptom score/quality of life (IPSS/QoL) and post-void residual volume (PVR) reduction, and peak flow rate (Qmax) improvement were 19.4 mL, 1.68 ng/mL, 11.8/2.0 points, 32.9 mL, and 3.9 mL/s in group A and 11.5 mL, 1.98 ng/mL, 8.9/1.4 points, 53.8 mL, and 4.58 mL/s in group B. Poor clinical outcome was observed in 24.3 % of patients from group A and 47.4 % from group B (p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS: PAE is a safe and effective technique that can induce 48 % improvement in the IPSS score and a prostate volume reduction of 19 %, with good clinical outcome in up to 75 % of treated patients. Bilateral PAE seems to lead to better clinical results; however, up to 50 % of patients after unilateral PAE may have a good clinical outcome.