Wat is een prostaatcarcinoom?
Prostaatkanker (prostaatcarcinoom) is de meest voorkomende soort kanker bij mannen. Prostaatkanker ontwikkelt zich in de cellen van de klierbuisjes van de prostaat. De prostaat is een klier onder de blaas. Bij de meeste mannen wordt de prostaat na het 30e jaar langzaam groter.
Wat zijn de symptomen voor prostaatkanker?
Symptomen prostaatkanker
- vaak/veel plassen.
- moeite met plassen.
- pijn en een branderig gevoel bij het plassen.
- nadruppelen en/of een zwakke of onderbroken straal.
- gevoel dat de blaas na plassen niet leeg is.
- troebele of bloederige urine.
- bloed in het sperma.
What is the PAE procedure?
The PAE procedure is performed by an interventional radiologist (IR), a doctor who uses X-rays and other advanced imaging to see inside the body and treat conditions without surgery. PAE symptoms related to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia are present in about one in four men by age 55, and in half of 75-year-old men.
How is prostate artery embolization (PAE) performed?
It is performed by an interventional radiologist through a small incision in the upper thigh. Dr. Ryan Kohlbrenner and his team use specialized techniques to perform prostate artery embolization (PAE), a procedure being increasingly used in the United States to treat prostate gland enlargement and its associated urinary symptoms.
What do patients think about PAE?
Those who had the PAE procedure found it to be less invasive and successful in reducing symptoms and improving their quality of life. Their impressions of PAE were positive, despite knowing that the results may not be permanent. Acknowledgments
How is Papae performed?
PAE is performed through a small catheter inserted by your interventional radiologist into the artery in your wrist or groin. The interventional radiologist will then guide the catheter into the vessels that supply blood to your prostate.