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Abbreviations

BPH:

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

CBCT:

Cone-beam CT

IIEF:

International Index of Erectile Function

IPSS:

International Prostate Symptom Score

LUTS:

Lower urinary tract symptoms

PAE:

Prostatic artery embolisation

PErFecTED:

Proximal Embolization First, Then Embolize Distal

PSA:

Prostate-Specific Antigen

PVR:

Post-void residual volume

QOL:

Quality of life

TURP:

Transurethral resection of the prostate

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  1. Department of Radiology, Tenon Hospital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France

    Francois H. Cornelis

  2. Department of Interventional Radiology, Saint Louis Hospital and Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Nova Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal

    Tiago Bilhim

  3. Clinical Radiology, Southampton University Hospitals, Southampton, UK

    Nigel Hacking

  4. Vascular and Oncologic Interventional Radiology Department, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris, France

    Marc Sapoval

  5. Faculty of Medicine, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France

    Marc Sapoval

  6. INSERM U970, Paris, France

    Marc Sapoval

  7. Department of Radiology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK

    Charles R. Tapping

  8. Department of Radiology, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil

    Francisco Cesar Carnevale

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Cornelis, F.H., Bilhim, T., Hacking, N. et al. CIRSE Standards of Practice on Prostatic Artery Embolisation. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 43, 176–185 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-019-02379-3

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