What do systematic reviews say?

PAE vs sham

• Prostatic arterial embolization for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic… 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 80 participants
  Very low

Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy vs sham

It is very uncertain whether convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy changes retreatment compared with sham procedure (very low certainty).

• Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.36 [0.06, 32.86]
  1 study · 197 participants
  Very low

PAE vs TURP

PAE probably leads to higher retreatmenta compared with TURP (moderate certainty).

• Prostatic arterial embolization for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic… 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 3.2 [1.41, 7.27]
  4 studies · 303 participants
  Moderate

PUL vs TURP

It is very uncertain whether PUL changes retreatment compared with TURP (very low certainty).

• Prostatic urethral lift for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.39 [0.51, 11.1]
  1 study · 79 participants
  Very low
• Prostatic urethral lift for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.19 [0.21, 6.75]
  1 study · 79 participants
  Very low

PUL vs sham

• Prostatic urethral lift for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 206 participants
  Low

Aquablation vs transurethral resection of the prostate

It is very uncertain whether aquablation changes retreatment compared with transurethral resection of the prostate (very low certainty).

• Aquablation of the prostate for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.68 [0.18, 15.83]
  1 study · 181 participants
  Very low

PAE vs TURP

PAE probably leads to higher retreatmentf compared with TURP (moderate certainty).

• Prostatic arterial embolization for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic… 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 3.8 [1.32, 10.93]
  1 study · 81 participants
  Moderate

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy vs sham

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy may leads to lower retreatment Participants requiring additional procedures or surgery compared with sham treatment (low certainty).

• Transurethral microwave thermotherapy for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.27 [0.08, 0.88]
  2 studies · 82 participants
  Low

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy vs transurethral resection of the prostate

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy probably leads to higher retreatment Participants requiring additional procedures or surgery compared with transurethral resection of the prostate (moderate certainty).

• Transurethral microwave thermotherapy for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 7.07 [1.94, 25.82]
  5 studies · 463 participants
  Moderate