Overview
Our Urology & Men’s Health Interventions offer advanced, minimally invasive, image-guided treatments for a wide range of prostate, kidney, and urinary conditions. Using ultrasound, CT, and fluoroscopic guidance, our interventional team provides precise, targeted procedures that help relieve symptoms, improve urinary function, and address conditions such as enlarged prostate, kidney obstruction, varicoceles, and urinary tract blockages.
These treatments are designed to reduce discomfort, shorten recovery time, and, whenever possible, help patients avoid major surgery. With a focus on accuracy, safety, and patient comfort, our minimally invasive techniques offer modern, effective solutions that support long-term urological health and overall well-being.
Advantages
- Relieves Urinary Symptoms Quickly: PAE effectively reduces frequent urination, urgency, and discomfort caused by an enlarged prostate.
- Improves Fertility and Testicular Health: Varicocele embolization reduces scrotal vein swelling, improving sperm quality and long-term fertility.
- Minimally Invasive, Avoids Surgery: Both procedures use small catheters and imaging guidance, avoiding open surgery and reducing recovery time.
- Rapid Return to Daily Life: Most patients can resume normal activities within 1–3 days.
- High Success and Safety: PAE achieves clinical improvement in 80–85% of cases, while varicocele embolization has near 100% technical success with low risk of complications.
- Symptom-Specific Relief: Each procedure targets the root cause—prostate enlargement or varicocele—offering precise, effective treatment rather than just symptom management.
Treatments
Prostate Artery Embolisation (PAE)
PAE is a minimally invasive interventional radiology procedure to treat an enlarged prostate. Under X-ray guidance, a micro-catheter—a very fine tube—is navigated to the arteries that supply the prostate. Tiny plastic beads are then injected to block blood vessels providing blood flow, gradually shrinking the prostate and relieving urinary symptoms caused by BPH. This procedure is an excellent alternative to surgery for many men, offering a shorter recovery time with fewer risks.
If you have been diagnosed with an enlarged prostate, or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and are experiencing symptoms such as frequent urination, urinary incontinence, weak urine stream, or incomplete bladder emptying, PAE may be recommended as a minimally invasive alternative to surgery. By reducing the prostate’s blood supply by embolising blood vessels, this treatment aims to relieve lower urinary tract symptoms without the need for major surgery, potentially delaying or eliminating the need for future surgical intervention.
Varicocele Embolisation
Venous leak embolization for Erectile dysfunction
FAQ
1. Are these procedures non-surgical?
Yes. All three treatments are non-surgical, image-guided procedures performed through tiny skin punctures, avoiding traditional open surgery.