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Table 3 Prominent papers

From: Prostate embolization: patient selection, clinical management and results

 

Trial design

Number enrolled

IPSS at 1 year

QoL at 1 year

Pisco et al. (2016b)

Retrospective

630

−13.71

−1.94

UK-ROPE (Ray et al. 2018)

Prospective registry

305 (216 PAE, 89 TURP)

−10.9

−2.6

Gao et al. (2014)

Randomized controlled Trial

114 (57 PAE, 57 TURP)

−13.4

−2.9

Abt et al. (2018)

Randomized controlled Trial

99 (48 PAE, 51 TURP)

−9.23 at 12 weeks

−2.33 at 12 weeks

  1. IPSS International prostate symptom score, QoL Quality of life, PAE Prostate artery embolization, TURP Transurethral resection of the prostate