Start with the problem you are trying to solve, then understand how each treatment works, what it is designed to treat, and what the alternatives are.
Interventional radiology can treat blood vessels, tumors, bleeding, urinary symptoms, fibroids, venous disease and selected musculoskeletal pain through image-guided techniques.
PAE is an arterial treatment for selected men whose urinary symptoms are truly related to BPH. A catheter is guided from the wrist or groin to the prostate arteries; tiny particles reduce blood flow and the gland gradually shrinks.
Important: PAE should be compared with UroLift, Rezūm, TURP, HoLEP, Aquablation, medication, and other urologic options rather than presented in isolation.
Compare BPH Options →Uterus-preserving treatment for symptomatic fibroids.
Emerging option for selected patients with painful knee osteoarthritis after conservative care.
Emerging use for selected chronic inflammatory shoulder and other MSK pain conditions.
For selected symptomatic pelvic venous reflux patterns.
Biopsies, angiography, angioplasty, thrombectomy/thrombolysis, tumor embolization and ablation are among the broader services associated with interventional radiology.
If frequent urination or weak stream is the problem, use the dedicated comparison page to understand the difference between UroLift, Rezūm, TURP, HoLEP, Aquablation, PAE and surgical options.
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