Skip to main content
. 2015 Apr 16;15:33. doi: 10.1186/s12894-015-0026-5

Table 5.

Minor complications in the first week after PAE (n = 109)

Adverse event Number of patients (%)
Urethral burning 19 (17.4%)
Hematuria 11 (10.9%)
Hematospermia 9 (8.1%)
Rectal bleeding 8 (7.3%)
AUR 31 (28.4%)
Inguinal hematoma 3 (2.8%)

PAE = prostate arterial embolization, AUR = acute urinary retention.