Francisco Cesar Carnevale, MD, PhD, interventional radiology expert who heads the section for interventional vascular radiology at the Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina at University of Sao Paulo Medical School.
Pioneer of the PAE procedure.
"There's a huge opportunity for physicians and companies explore the field of PAE trying to understand the patient's expectation."
Charles Nutting, DO, FSIR
Dr. Charles Nutting, Interventional Radiologist at SkyRidge Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, shares with us the challenges he faced while building his PAE program, as well as the benefits that this program brought to BPH patients and his hospital.
One of the early adopters in performing the PAE procedure in the United States.
"How is an enlarged prostate treated?"
Prostate Artery Embolization (PAE)
A minimally invasive procedure to treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
What is BPH?
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is enlargement of the prostate. This enlargement can cause difficulties voiding, frequent urination, incontinence, and disruption to quality of life.
Who gets BPH?
Impact of BPH in the United States?
Over 15 million men have BPH1
8 million2 total visits to
physicians annually
$3.9 billion3 spent annually on healthcare costs to treat BPH
Prostate Artery Embolization (PAE) is a minimally invasive surgical (MIS) solution to treat BPH4. PAE decreases blood flow to the prostate, which causes the prostate to shrink to relieve symptoms. It can help your patients regain healthy urinary flow and reduce urinary retention5 to ultimately improve their quality of life.
PAE approaches BPH from an entirely different perspective to traditional surgical techniques and therefore brings with it a set of advantages and solutions from interventional radiology while aiming to minimize radiation dose for patient and staff.
Prostate care: Benefits of MIS
Patient benefits:
Faster recovery with less pain. MIS procedures cause less pain and discomfort after the procedure. Offers a shorter hospital stay and a faster recovery time when compared to surgery6
Shorter hospital stay & earlier back to baseline activities
Can improve LUTS without surgery and with lower risk of sexual side effects or incontinence7
Overall significant improvement in quality of life
Clinical benefits:
Minimally invasive procedure
Virtually no blood loss
Typically performed as an outpatient procedure
Financial benefits:
Shorter hospital stay & earlier return to work
PAE is now reimbursed in the USA
MIS alternative to surgery represents lower direct in-hospital costs8
Patient stories
How one doctor saved his father from a problematic prostate
How a minimally-invasive prostate procedure completely changed one man's quality of life
How a minimally-invasive prostate procedure completely changed one man's quality of life
A PAE program: a success story
How to Build an Efficient Prostate Artery Embolization Program
