Intravesical Prostatic Protrusion Does Not Influence the Efficacy of Prostatic Artery Embolization.

Abstract Purpose To compare the outcomes of prostatic artery embolization (PAE) in patients with different intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP) grades. Materials and Methods This retrospective single-center study included 128 patients (aged 50–86 years) who underwent PAE from 2013 to 2017. IPP grades were classified as follows: grade I ( 7 or QoL >2. Results IPP decreased (I: −8.2%, II: −27.3%, and III: −38.7%, P = .01), and all other endpoints improved (P Conclusions PAE was similarly effective in all the IPP grades at the 12-month follow-up, and there was no difference in the clinical failure between the groups. Complications in IPP grade III were more frequent than those in IPP grade II.