Abstract
Prostatic artery embolization is an X-ray endovascular method for treating patients with lower urinary tract symptoms due to prostate diseases. Over the past 10 years, interest in this problem has grown significantly, as can be judged by the increase in the number and scale of research on this topic. The review article provides information about the effectiveness of this treatment method for benign and malignant prostate tumors. The search for information sources was carried out using the PubMed and eLibrary.ru databases. Key words used are “embolization of prostatic arteries”, “chemoembolization of prostate cancer”, “prostate cancer”, “benign prostatic hyperplasia”, “lower urinary tract symptoms” (in Russian and English). The prospects for embolization of prostatic arteries in urological and oncological practices and the need for more large-scale research in this direction are noted.