Prostatic and scrotal necrosis following prostate artery embolization: a rare complication with a successful long-term outcome
Prostate necrosis is an extremely rare complication of PAE. While life-threatening, if managed promptly, it can lead to an excellent long-term clinical improvement in LUTS, due to a substantial reduction in prostate volume.
Authors
- Nicolò Ubaldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1128-4144)
- Riccardo Lombardo
- Miltiadis E. Krokidis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2191-240X)
- Francesco Siciliano
- Marcello Andrea Tipaldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8701-2044)
- Aleksejs Zolovkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1148-4338)
- Edoardo Massaro
- T Rossi
Institutions
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Policlinico Umberto I (IT)
- Aretaeio Hospital (GR)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Urology
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-025-01862-z
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00