Prostate artery embolization
Eases an enlarged prostate by reducing its blood supply, through a tiny opening at the groin or wrist.
Colour key
- ProstateAnatomy
- Prostate arteriesAnatomy
- ArteriesAnatomy
- Small linking branchesAnatomy
- OrgansAnatomy
- Right groinWhat the doctor uses
- Prostate, laterAfter treatment
- Inner part, laterAfter treatment
- Wider urethraAnatomy
- BeadsWhat stays in
- CoilWhat stays in
- Left prostate arteryAnatomy
- Right prostate arteryAnatomy
Status
- 3D model
- Ready: 29 named parts, used by the patient guide.
- To come, from the same files as the on-screen model.
- Patient guide
- 12 steps in 6 parts, draft awaiting clinical review.
- Licence and credits
- Built from Z-Anatomy (CC BY-SA 4.0), based on BodyParts3D. Changed: simplified, recoloured, procedure parts added. Licence for this model: being confirmed before launch.
The story the model tells
- 1The prostate sits just under the bladderWhat it treats
- 2With age, the prostate often growsWhat it treats
- 3Small arteries feed the prostateHow PAE helps
- 4Who PAE can helpHow PAE helps
- 5Before the day: a map of your arteriesGetting ready
- 6A tiny opening at the groin or wristThe procedure
- 7A thin tube travels to the prostate arteriesThe procedure
- 8Tiny beads slow the blood flowThe procedure
- 9The tube comes out, and you restThe procedure
- 10The first days can be uncomfortableAfterwards
- 11Over the next weeks, the prostate shrinksAfterwards
- 12Risks, explained plainlyRisks
Parts
| Part | Side | Shows |
|---|---|---|
| Bladder | Anatomy | |
| Prostate | Anatomy | |
| Overgrown inner part | The problem | |
| Prostate, later | After treatment | |
| Inner part, later | After treatment | |
| Urethra | Anatomy | |
| Wider urethra | Anatomy | |
| Rectum | Anatomy | |
| Pelvic arteries | Anatomy | |
| Left prostate artery | Left | Anatomy |
| Right prostate artery | Right | Anatomy |
| Bladder branches | Anatomy | |
| Rectal branches | Anatomy | |
| Penile branches | Anatomy | |
| Beads | Left | What stays in |
| Beads | Right | What stays in |
| Coil | What stays in | |
| Sheath | What the doctor uses | |
| Left prostate artery | Left | Anatomy |
| Right prostate artery | Right | Anatomy |
| Beads | What stays in |