Comparison of Nonspherical Polyvinyl Alcohol Particles and Microspheres for Prostatic Arterial Embolization in Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Table 3
Comparison of clinical responses after prostatic artery embolization between the two embolic agent groups.
Variables
Microsphere ()
Nonspherical PVA ()
value
Before
After
Before
After
IPSS
27.2 ± 9.5
15.6 ± 8.0
21.3 ± 10.1
13.8 ± 12.1
0.319
QoL score
5.0 ± 1.0
2.4 ± 1.1
4.8 ± 1.3
2.8 ± 1.7
0.530
PV (total) (mL)
117.3 ± 66.0
76.9 ± 32.3
54.6 ± 25.5
41.9 ± 17.0
0.050
PV (transition zone) (mL)
82.0 ± 46.0
54.5 ± 24.7
31.3 ± 19.4
25.8 ± 16.0
0.014
(mL/sec)
4.4 ± 4.9
9.8 ± 7.4
6.3 ± 4.8
9.7 ± 5.5
0.462
IPSS, International Prostate Symptom Score; QoL, Quality of Life; PV, volume of prostate; , peak urinary flow.
