Prostate Artery Embolization (PAE)
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Prostate artery embolization (PAE) is a minimally invasive treatment that helps improve lower urinary tract symptoms caused by a Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).
Prostate Embolisation
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Urolift
Procedural Details
PAE is performed by an Interventional Radiologist through a small catheter inserted into the artery in your wrist or groin. The interventional radiologist will then guide the catheter into the vessels that supply blood to your prostate.
Tiny round microspheres (particles) are injected through the catheter and into the blood vessels that feed your prostate to reduce its blood supply
Following this procedure, the prostate will begin to shrink, relieving and improving symptoms usually within days of the procedure
What are the advantages of PAE?
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No surgical incision or device inserted into the urethra
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Performed in an outpatient setting under “twilight sleep” with no general anesthesia
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Painless procedure lasting approximately 1 hour
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Very low complication rate and no reports of impotence or incontinence after PAE
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Symptom improvement occurs 2-3 weeks after the procedure
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Return to full activity within one week
By the Numbers
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As many as 14 million men in the United States have symptoms of BPH
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80-90% effective in the reduction of symptoms
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5-7 years durability for relief of symptoms
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By age 60, 50% of men will have some signs of BPH
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Prostatic Artery Embolization
Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) is a minimally invasive treatment that helps improve lower urinary tract symptoms caused by a Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Prostatic Artery Embolization
Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) is a minimally invasive treatment that helps improve lower urinary tract symptoms caused by a Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).
Aquablation
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Aquablation is a robotically-assisted water pressure mediated treatment that helps improve lower urinary tract symptoms caused by a Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).
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Procedural Details
Aquablation therapy is a treatment for an enlarged prostate or BPH. It is performed with robotic assistance and utilizes water power to improve the caliber of the prostatic urethra. This technology allows for the resection of prostatic tissue that may be causing your symptoms. No incision is made as is performed in open surgery, and the prostate is reached through the urethra/penis.
During this procedure, a camera is often utilized in conjunction with ultrasound to provide real-time imaging of the prostate. It offers precise, consistent and predictable results for prostates of varying sizes. This treatment offers a very low complication rate of incontinence, ejaculatory dysfunction and erectile dysfunction. We provide comprehensive men's health care.
What are the advantages of Combination Therapy?
Procedural Details
The urolift treatment is performed on an outpatient basis and utilizes tiny metallic implants which hold open the prostatic urethra which is obstructing or blocking urine flow. The device is placed through the obstructed urethra to access the large prostate and may provide a fast and reliable symptom relief by opening the obstructed urethra.
This treatment has a better risk profile than typical surgical procedures (TURP) that may have serious complications in a long painful recovery. It is most appropriately performed in prostate glands that are less than 80 g and those without an enlarged median lobe.
Procedural Details
Rezum Water Vapor therapy is an office based procedure which utilizes the natural energy stored in water vapor or steam to remove excess prostatic tissue that is pressing on the urethra and obstructing urinary flow. The prostatic tissue was accessed through the urethra/penis. The energy is delivered into the prostatic tissue which then subsequently is reabsorbed after treatment. This allows for the urethra to open and allow better passage of urine, reducing symptoms from an enlarged prostate.