PAE - Treating BPH Without Surgery
Our minimally invasive treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia - Prostatic Artery Embolisation - effectively reduces the symptoms of an enlarged prostate without the need for invasive surgery.
A BPH Treatment With Over 95% Success Rate!
Multiple studies have shown that Prostatic Artery Embolisation successfully reduces the severity of symptoms in over 95% of men suffering from BPH
Why Choose Prostatic Artery Embolisation?
Minimally Invasive
PAE does not require a large incision, leaves no scarring and delivers treatment directly to the target area via a small catheter inserted in your groin.
Faster Recovery
Compared to more invasive surgical options, PAE offers a much shorter recovery time, with most men in full health within 1 week.
No Hospital Stay
PAE is performed as an outpatient procedure, meaning you'll be admitted in the morning and can go home in the afternoon.
Fewer Risks
When compared with traditional surgical options, PAE comes with less risk of incontinence or negative sexual side effects.
Everything You Need to Know About Prostatic Artery Embolisation
What is Prostatic Artery Embolisation?
Prostatic Artery Embolisation (PAE) is an innovative, minimally invasive procedure used to help improve lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) caused by benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) – a condition resulting in the enlargement of the prostate.
PAE is generally done under sedation and a local anaesthetic. This makes PAE a viable option for men with complex medical issues who can’t have the general anaesthetic required for more invasive treatments.
Is it Better Than TURP?
TURP, or Transurethral Resection of the Prostate, has long been considered the 'gold standard' for treating BPH, but it is a very invasive treatment and requires an extensive hospital stay, and takes considerably longer to recover from.
PAE offers an alternative treatment that has been proven to achieve the same outcomes and success rate.
What is Recovery Like?
Following your PAE, you will be given a prescription for antibiotics and advised to take painkillers and anti-inflammatory medication. Exercise, heavy lifting, and intercourse should be avoided for about a week following the procedure, and you may experience some tiredness and burning pain when passing urine in the next few days. These symptoms usually settle in around a week.
Who Can Have PAE?
PAE offers a suitable alternative to the more traditional transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), making it a viable solution for prostate reduction for:
- Men who take antiplatelets or blood thinners/anticoagulants, as the risk of bleeding is much less than in more invasive treatments. The procedure can also be performed without interrupting the anticoagulants (interrupting anticoagulants can increase the risk of stroke, making it a safer option).
- Men who, by virtue of other medical problems, are considered too high risk for general anesthetic can undergo PAE as it is performed under a local anesthetic.
- Men with very large prostates, for whom surgical options may be less safe or effective. In fact, with PAE, the larger the gland, the more effective the treatment.
- Men with permanent urinary catheters who have been told that they don’t have another option – it is very common for men to be able to successfully remove their catheters following PAE.
- Men who don’t want to undergo surgery and whose symptoms are poorly controlled on medication – PAE is a much less drastic procedure than traditional surgery, and many men who don’t feel comfortable going under the knife are more at ease with PAE compared to an alternative such as TURP.
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