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Our services include diagnostics, conservative procedures and the latest surgical techniques, as well as rehabilitation and aftercare. In addition to prostate artery embolization (PAE), Rezum Water Vapor Therapy and the iTind method, conventional, conservative and surgical treatment methods are also offered. This sets Confraternität & Goldenes Kreuz Private Hospital apart as a leader among private hospitals in Austria.

Which treatment options are offered at the Prostate Center?

The prostate causes problems for many men as they age, sometimes triggered by benign enlargement of the prostate gland (BPH = benign prostatic hyperplasia). Symptoms may include frequent need to urinate, urinary tract dysfunction or inflammation.

Unique in Austria: Our patients have three minimally invasive procedures at their disposal for the treatment of benign enlargements of the prostate.

Prostatic-artery-embolization (PAE)

Confraternität & Goldenes Kreuz Private Hospital offers a new and mini­mally invasive form of treat­ment for com­plaints of benign enlarge­ment of the prostate that cannot be alle­viated by medi­cation: prostate artery embolization (PAE).

The method was established and developed in close inter­discipli­nary coopera­tion by Prof. Markus Marg­reiter (urologist) and Prof. Florian Wolf (inter­ventio­nal radio­logist) in Austria and since 2014 has been offered as a routine inter­vention.

A gentle alternative to surgery

Prostate artery embolization (PAE) is minimally invasive, can be per­formed without general an­esthetic, and offers a gentle alter­native to surgery. Under local an­esthetic, a slim catheter is inserted via a femoral artery into the prostate artery. Using tiny synthetic pellets, the small branches of this artery are sealed off. This blocks the supply of oxygen and nutrients, causing the prostate to contract.

Patients usually experience a marked improve­ment shortly after this proce­dure; asso­ciated side effects occur only in rare cases. For some patients PAE makes long-term medi­cation un­necessary.

Rezum Water Vapor Therapy

Confraternität & Goldenes Kreuz Private Hospital is the first private hospital in Austria to offer Rezum Water Vapor Therapy, a new, mini­mally invasive method to treat an en­larged prostate.

This minimally invasive, endoscopic method uses steam to eli­minate excess prostate tissue. Follo­wing the inter­vention, the prostate will continue to shrink — for up to several weeks after, depen­ding on the size. The proce­dure is much gentler on the patient than an opera­tion and pro­duces no un­welcome side effects.

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iTind

iTind - the third and latest treatment option for benign prostate enlarge­ment and bladder neck obstruc­tion - is a small basket that is im­planted tempo­rarily. The proce­dure takes only a few minutes and is usually per­formed under light sedation. iTind is a type of stent that uses gentle pres­sure to stretch the bladder outlet, thus allowing for more space and im­proving urine flow rate. The basket remains in the prostate area for only five to seven days and is then re­moved again.

Pioneer in Austria: iTind was success­fully applied for the first time in Austria by Priv.-Doz. Dr. Markus Marg­reiter and his team at the Confraternität & Goldenes Kreuz Private Hospital in 2021 and has establi­shed itself as a further mini­mally invasive and there­fore gentle treat­ment method in addition to the PAE and Rezum Water Vapour treat­ment.

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Expert team

Unique in Austria: top specialists and modern medical infrastructure

The Prostate Center is managed on an interdisciplinary basis by Priv.-Doz. Dr. Markus Margreiter, who is considered an international expert in urology, men's health, and minimally invasive procedures, and Prof. Florian Wolf, who as acting head of the University Clinic for Interventional Radiology at the Medical University of Vienna is a leading expert in the fields of interventional radiology and minimally invasive vascular procedures. Both experts work as attending physicians at the Confraternität & Goldenes Kreuz Private Hospital.

Contact

For more information or to arrange an appointment please contact us by phone or email.

Make an appointment

Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

T: +43 1 876 56 49
E: office@pae-center.at
W: www.pae-center.at