THE ADVANTAGE OF THE TRANSRADIAL APPROACH FOR PROSTATE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION

Abstract

Treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia is an important and challenging problem of modern medicine. One of the most modern methods of the treatment of this disease is prostatic artery embolization. This procedure is most often done through transfemoral approach. Transradial vascular access has many advantages over the transfemoral access. Our study presents a comparative analysis of the use of transradial and transfemoral approach in this type of interventions. Transradial access was used in 13 patients, and transfemoral access - in 12 patients. The success of the procedure was 100% in both groups. The total duration of the procedure, the time needed for catheterization of internal iliac and prostatic arteries and the radiation exposure were significantly lower in the transradial approach group. There were no significant differences in the incidence of complications between two groups. The use of the transradial access was associated with a significant reduction of the frequency and severity of the discomfort associated with the procedure. Transradial approach has numerous advantages over the transfemoral approach and may have great clinical significance.