Transurethral resection of the prostate versus prostatic artery embolization in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a meta-analysis

Table 1 Basic characteristics of the included studies

Study	Year	Design	IPSS		prostate volume(ml)		Study group
Study	Year	Design	TURP	PAE	TURP	PAE	TURP(n)	PAE(n)
Gao	2014	RCT	23.1	22.8	63.5	64.7	57	57
Qiu	2017	P, S	23.9	24.5	68.7	64.6	40	17
Ray	2018	R, M	21.63	21.3	101.2	65.6	216	89
Carnevale	2016	RCT	27.6	25.3	56.6	63.0	15	15

P Prospectively study, RCT Randomised controlled trial, S Sigle center, R Retrospectively study, M Mutli-centers

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