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Volume 5, Issue 8(Suppl) J Nurs Care 2016
ISSN: 2167-1168 JNC, an open access journal
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Euro Nursing 2016
October 17-19, 2016
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15th Euro Nursing & Medicare Summit
October 17-19, 2016 Rome, Italy
Prostate artery embolization
Sharon Lehmann
University of Minnesota, USA
Prostate artery embolization (PAE) is a new treatment option for men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also known
as an enlarged prostate gland. The procedure will help improve urinary symptoms without the risk of sexual side effects.
Originally developed in Europe and South America, this procedure is now being studied in the United States. Through this
lecture you will learn about BPH, have a brief review of medical and surgical treatment options, but the focus will be on this
new cutting edge procedure that is minimally invasive; The benefits and risks of the procedure will be discussed along with the
short and long term outcomes that are known at this time.
Biography
Sharon Lehmann has been a Clinical Nurse Specialist with more than 20 years of experience in Interventional Radiology at the University of Minnesota. She is a
Past President of the Association for Radiologic and Imaging Nursing, and has served for more than 6 years as their Newsletter Editor. She has published the article
“Prostatic artery embolization: An emerging technique in Interventional Radiology”, in the Journal of Radiology Nursing.
Sharon Lehmann, J Nurs Care 2016, 5:8(Suppl)