Potential Breakthrough Treatment For Enlarged Prostate
Executive Summary
A potential breakthrough treatment for patients with an enlarged prostate is attracting attention as studies begin to show a new interventional technique could be a very effective alternative to surgery. A minimally invasive procedure known as prostate artery embolization was one of the main subjects of an interventional radiology conference, where results of a study were recently released.
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