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Post-procedural Care and Complication Management for Prostatic Artery Embolization

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Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) has an overall good safety profile. Expected side effects are typically related to post-embolic inflammation of the prostate and peri-prostatic tissues. These symptoms are usually self-limited; however, medical treatment can be administered by the interventionalist to increase patient comfort during recovery. Non-target embolization may occur during the procedure and its effects should be recognized. Following the procedure, the interventionalist should be aware of the potential for other complications such as urinary tract infection, urethral obstruction, and radiodermatitis and be able to appropriately manage and triage these complications.

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Abbreviations

AUR:

Acute urinary retention

IPSS:

International prostate symptom score

NSAID:

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

PAE:

Prostate artery embolization

PVR:

Post-void residual

UTI:

Urinary tract infection

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Steven D. Kao

  2. Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Adam N. Plotnik & Justin P. McWilliams

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

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  2. Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Vascular Institute of Virginia, Woodbridge, VA, USA

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  3. Department of Urology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

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Kao, S.D., Plotnik, A.N., McWilliams, J.P. (2020). Post-procedural Care and Complication Management for Prostatic Artery Embolization. In: Isaacson, A., Bagla, S., Raynor, M., Yu, H. (eds) Prostatic Artery Embolization. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23471-3_11

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