PAE is a painless, minimally invasive, non-surgical procedure to treat an enlarged prostate (BPH). The procedure shrinks the prostate by cutting off its blood supply. for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
The physicians of UroPartners consider PAE one of several important tools in the treatment of BPH.
When you urinate, your urine travels through a hollow tube called the urethra, which runs from your bladder to your penis. On the way, it passes through your prostate. As men age, their prostate typically enlarges and this extra tissue squeezes the urethra, causing these symptoms:
PAE is one of many treatments that UroPartners offer to treat BPH.
Many conditions that once required surgery can now be treated with interventional radiology (IR). PAE is such an IR treatment and is minimally invasive. When compared to open surgery, minimally invasive treatments result in:
PAE has significant advantages when treating BPH:
Embolization treatment blocks one or more blood vessels or abnormal vascular channels. Carefully guided by radiologic imaging like CT and ultrasound, radiologists perform embolization using small tools like catheters and wires to treat patients for conditions like BPH.
PAE is performed in an outpatient setting at the UroPartners IR Center in suburban Chicago so there is no need for general anesthesia.
Schedule your BPH consultation with a board-certified urologist at an office near you in Chicago and the suburbs.
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