Patient Story: Prostate Artery Embolization with Robotic Catheter

Описание: A patient suffering from enlarged prostate is treated with the Magellan Robotic System.
The Prostate Artery Embolization (PAE) procedure with the Magellan was used to treat enlarged prostate, or Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). Learn more about the Magellan and Hansen Medical by visiting www.hansenmedical.com




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Biking brings balance to my life, good
physical activity and a great sense of enjoyment.

A group of 6 of us, we ride, we take a
couple of major trips a year.

They know that I've gotta stop a little bit
more frequently than they do
to use the facilities, which in part
determined how much I rode and how often I rode.
I had been diagnosed with prostate enlargement
15-20 years ago. My symptoms had progressed
to the point where it was an intrusion in my life.

It really affected my energy, my ability to concentrate, my ability to
just function in my ordinary day both in
the office and also with functions at home. (I) was facing
the issue of requiring surgery or this new procedure:
prostate artery emobolization, which was using interventional radiology to achieve the same purpose without surgery.

Having heard what was involved in
surgery and now having this option to do something so much less
invasive was such a relief. I had prostatic artery embolization
PAE, with the Magellan Robotic System
differences in recovery are night and day,
differences in risk complications are night and day,
all in favor of the prostate artery embolization.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia or
enlargement of the prostate gland
it's the most common benign tumor of the
prostate. Doctor Rosenberg really want us to take advantage of novel technologies such as robotics and the Magellan system to really make his procedure as successful as possible. And the procedure really relies on the fact of treating the root of the problem and that's the prostatic growth.


The device offers us the ability to
now use a catheter which we can shape in any direction
and then guide within the body and deliver targeted therapy to a
certain organ.

So it's given us a new confidence,
a new tool to be able to get this target and
ultimately deliver a successful therapy.

Here i am about six to seven weeks
after the procedure.

The fact that my symptoms are so much less,
I sort of forgot about what I had before.

Frankly consider myself very lucky to be
able to train and be back on the bike and to
work without interruption.

It feels great. It feels wonderful.