Prostate Artery Embolisation

What is prostate artery embolisation (PAE)?

Prostate artery embolisation (PAE) is a minimally invasive interventional radiology procedure that is as a treatment option for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a common condition affecting aging men. Symptoms often include waking up at night to urinate, passing urine often during the day, a weak urinary stream and straining to pass urine.

This procedure is usually done through a tiny pinhole in the wrist. By blocking targeted arteries, an interventional radiologist is able to reduce blood flow to the prostate, which causes it to shrink, alleviating symptoms of BPH.

The minimally invasive procedural techniques also reduce recovery time, allowing patients to walk within minutes of the procedure, and limits the impact on sexual function and urinary continence.

Benefits

  • A scalple crossed out to illustrate interventional radiology as a minimally invase PAE option.

    Minimally invasive

  • Cartoon depicting a limited sexual function, which interventional radiology can improve

    Maintain sexual function

  • A man walking due to the minimally invasive PAE procedure.

    Walk within minutes of procedure

  • An hourglass illustrating the short amount of time needed for the PAE procedure

    Day procedure

  • Usually no penial cathiter required

    Usually no penile cathiter required

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International Prostate Symptom Score

This simple questionnaire can screen for symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BHP), and help you and your doctor to diagnose and track the severity of this condition.

Depiction of prostate needing treatment by an Interventional Radiologist.

How can
Interventional Radiology WA
help you?

Performing minimally invasive procedures, Interventional Radiology WA (iRWA) use image-guidance to make precise diagnosis and undertake targeted treatments, delivering improved patient outcomes. They specialise in the treatment of enlarged prostate, varicoceles, male subfertility, chronic testicular pain and more. Their treatments afford lower risk and faster recovery time.

Meet the specialists

  • Photo of Dr Will Ormiston - Perth's leading Interventional Radiologist

    Dr Will Ormiston

    MB ChB FRANZCR EBIR

    Dr Will Ormiston is a skilled Interventional Radiologist, with private positions at Hollywood Private Hospital, SJOG Subiaco Hospital, and the Mount Hospital and a public appointment at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.  Dr Will’s expertise includes a wide range of interventional oncology and endovascular procedures, such as SIRT, embolisation (such as PAE, UFE, OVE, AML), TACE, TIPS, PTC, renal and liver ablation, lower limb PAD intervention, and more.

  • Photo of Dr Matt Clifford - Perth's leading Interventional Radiologist

    Dr Matt Clifford

    MBBS (hons) DCH FRANZCR EBIR

    Dr Matt Clifford is an accomplished Interventional Radiologist with private positions at Hollywood Private Hospital and SJOG Subiaco Hospital and a public appointment at PCH.  Dr Matt specialises in advanced image-guided interventional techniques with special interests in various modern embolisation procedures (prostate, fibroid, varicocele, ovarian vein, and genicular artery). His expertise extends to cancer treatments, particularly in Infusaport placement and Selective Internal Radiotherapy. 

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