contributed equally to this work.
ConclusionBaseline and peri-operative findings might help to guide patient selection and outcome prediction for PAE. Patients with larger prostates have a higher chance of success with PAE. Larger-scale clinical trials including a longer follow-up are warranted to further elucidate the most suitable patients for PAE.
Keywordsprostatic artery embolization, benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate, minimally invasive, lower urinary tract symptoms, treatment effect, #UroBPH, #PAE, #LUTS