Lesson 25 • 23 Apr 2026
Post-PAE management
Course overview
This course features Dr. Rajasekhara Ayyagari, Dr. Art Rastinehad, Dr. Don Garbett, and Dr. Charles Nutting examining the clinical and technical nuances of PAE for BPH patients with LUTS. Featuring detailed reviews of procedural techniques, device choices, and embolic agent use, and highlighting challenging vascular scenarios and complex patient presentations. Gain practical tools for patient counseling, perioperative guidelines, follow-up protocols, and multidisciplinary evaluation.
2.5 hours, 28 lessons
Lessons
Prostate Artery Embolization: Advanced Clinical Strategies
Lesson 1
Establishing a PAE-focused practice
Lesson 2
Enhancing safety and efficiency in PAE
Lesson 3
Case-based strategies for collateral vessel protection
Lesson 4
Advanced protective coiling approaches for complex vasculature
Lesson 5
Bilateral prostatic artery access via single entry
Lesson 6
Challenging anatomy and atherosclerotic barriers
Lesson 7
Highly challenging vascularity
Lesson 8
Evaluating cyanoacrylate glue techniques and results
Lesson 9
Pharmacological management and PVR testing post embolization
Lesson 10
Unique clinical scenarios and secondary interventions
Multidisciplinary Urology & IR Approaches to PAE: Algorithms & Technique
Lesson 11
Integrating hybrid interventional urology and PAE protocols
Lesson 12
BPH consult algorithm and diagnostic workup for BPH evaluation
Lesson 13
Collaborative urology and IR approaches in PAE evaluation
Lesson 14
Integrating glue embolization into PAE protocols
Lesson 15
Catheter choice, penetration scoring, and glue based PAE technique
Lesson 16
Optimizing perioperative care and outcome monitoring after PAE
PAE Technical Considerations
Lesson 17
LUTS evaluation, patient selection, and prostate size considerations
Lesson 18
Radial vs femoral access techniques for PAE
Lesson 19
Guidewire selection and intra-arterial medications
Lesson 20
PAE techniques, outcomes, and embolic selection
Lesson 21
Measuring outcomes and counseling patients
Lesson 22
Redo procedures and candidate selection
PAE: Patient Selection, Technique & Outcomes
Lesson 23
Femoral PAE technical approach
Lesson 24
Setting expectations and candidacy
Lesson 25
Lesson 26
PAE referrals and treatment considerations
Lesson 27
PAE protocols and embolization endpoints
Lesson 28
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