title: Prostatic Arterial Embolization for Control of Hematuria in Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer.
abstract: Nine patients with advanced prostate cancer (stage T4) underwent prostatic arterial embolization (PAE) for refractory prostatic hematuria. Angiograms showed prostatic neovascularity in all cases, and complete PAE was achieved in 8 cases (89% technical success rate). Gross hematuria ceased after PAE in 6 cases, translating to a 67% clinical success rate. There were no PAE-related complications. At 3-month follow-up, 2 cases showed recurrent hematuria, 4 patients had died from PAE-unrelated etiologies, and only 3 patients survived and were without gross hematuria. PAE could represent an alternative option for patients with advanced prostate cancer to control hematuria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Korea; Department of Medical Imaging, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital and School of Medicine, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jhih-Wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Korea. Electronic address: jhshin@amc.seoul.kr.
authors.forename: Ji Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital and School of Medicine, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Teng-Fu
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Tsao
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Korea.
authors.forename: Heung-Gyu
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun-Ki
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki-Chang
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Korea; Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Somrach
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thamtorawat
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Korea.
authors.forename: Bumsik
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001158:Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006417:Hematuria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011467:Prostate / Q000098:blood supply*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome