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World J Clin Urol. Mar 9, 2023; 12(1): 1-9
Published online Mar 9, 2023. doi: 10.5410/wjcu.v12.i1.1
Top 50 most cited articles on prostatic artery embolization for benign prostatic hyperplasia: A bibliometric review
Christopher Thomas Zoppo, Trenton Taros, Aaron Harman
Christopher Thomas Zoppo, Trenton Taros, Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01604, United States
Aaron Harman, Interventional Radiology, Prostate Laser Center, Houston, TX 77030, United States
Author contributions: Zoppo CT contributed to conceptualization, methodology, and writing; Taros T contributed to data curation, methodology, and writing; Harman A contributed to supervision, reviewing, and editing.
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Corresponding author: Christopher Thomas Zoppo, BSc, Researcher, Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue, Worcester, MA 01604, United States. christopher.zoppo@umassmed.edu
Received: November 19, 2022
Peer-review started: November 19, 2022
First decision: December 13, 2022
Revised: December 17, 2022
Accepted: February 22, 2023
Article in press: February 22, 2023
Published online: March 9, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Prostatic artery embolization is a technique for treating certain patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia that although controversial is gaining traction. We utilized bibliometric review to investigate the current landscape of the literature on this topic. Based on the publication trends in the most influential papers on this topic it appears that urologists may be starting to recognize the merits of the procedure. Additionally, this procedure has an international appeal with literature being published out of a wide variety of countries in radiology and urology journals alike.