Prostatic artery embolization
Non-surgical technique for treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prostatic artery embolization (PAE, or prostate artery embolisation) is a non-surgical technique for treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH).[1]
The procedure involves blocking the blood flow of small branches of the prostatic arteries using microparticles injected via a small catheter,[2] to decrease the size of the prostate gland to reduce lower urinary tract symptoms. It is a minimally invasive therapy which can be performed with local anesthesia, as an outpatient procedure.[2]