Patient's question:
Recently, I don't know why I've been feeling uncomfortable in my heart. Although I often take medication to control it, the effect is not obvious. When I went to the hospital for a check-up, they also prescribed medication. Please ask what are the risks of prostatic artery embolization?Doctor's answer:
Prostate artery embolization is a minimally invasive surgery. A catheter is inserted into the blood vessels of the leg to reach the prostate artery, and then emboli are used to block the prostate artery, aiming to overcome the treatment goal by causing tumor brain edema, suppuration, etc. Its main risks are: puncture at the site leading to a hematoma; the most important risk is the emboli migrating to other blood vessels, causing misembolization, which may result in the necrosis of organs or tissues controlled by the embolized vessels, producing additional symptoms, and in some cases, severe consequences.