Quarterly update
with Social Media Editor Sara Lojo
Dr. Sara Lojo is passionate about interventional radiology and has been involved in the editorial board of many publications since her training. She considers editorialism to be a fundamental tool for training, encouraging its development and bringing it closer to the new generations of IR professionals.
In this Quarterly Update, she will highlight key issues in IR and accompanying CVIR Endovascular articles on the topic.
Quarterly Update #1: Infertility
Published on November 2023
According to a report published by the WHO last April, infertility affects one
in six adults worldwide. Infertility spares no one: all rich, poor and middle-income countries are affected. It occurs for both male and female causes: approximately one-third have female
etiology, another third have male etiology, and up to one-third have unknown etiology.
Up to 40% of female infertility is considered to be due to problems located in the fallopian tubes and up to 25% to tubal obstruction. Within the etiology of male infertility, varicocele is among
the most frequent treatable causes of male infertility and its resolution is beneficial in improving semen parameters and pregnancy rate when patients are properly selected. In addition,
interventional radiology also provides treatments for venous and arterial erectile dysfunction.
Interventional radiology advances relentlessly and so do our techniques, with infertility being no exception. Below we leave you related articles, published in CVIR Endovascular, as well as an
overview of the special section on women’s health, published in the CIRSE Insider.
CIRSE Insider
CVIR Endovascular: Women’s health in the spotlight
In an effort to raise the profile of women’s health, CVIR Endovascular Editor-in-Chief Prof. Jim Reekers invited Dr. Elika Kashef and Dr. Maria Tsitskari, two esteemed editorial board members, to guest edit the journal’s special issue dedicated to this important topic.
Articles
Uterine artery embolisation: fertility, adenomyosis and size – what is the evidence?
Leto Mailli, Shyamal Patel, Raj Das, Joo Young Chun, Seyed Renani, Sourav Das and Lakshmi Ratnam
Unnecessary hysterectomies and our role as interventional radiology community
Gregory C. Makris, Saqib Butt and Tarun Sabharwal
Uterine artery embolization in Tanzania: a procedure with major public health implications
Balowa Musa, Jared Mark Alswang, Rose Di Ioia, Lydia Grubic, Azza Naif, Erick Michael Mbuguje, Victoria Vuong, Janice Newsome, Behnam Shaygi, Vijay Ramalingam and Fabian Max Laage Gaupp
Prostate embolization: patient selection, clinical management and results
Shamar Young & Jafar Golzarian
Prostate artery embolization: increasing self-referrals and awareness of treatment options
Himanshu Sharma, Samuel Z. Maron, Ardeshir R. Rastinehad & Aaron M. Fischman
Prostatic artery embolization in men with severe hemophilia a: a case report of two patients
Petra Svarc, Peter Kampmann, Lars Lönn & Martin Andreas Røder
To the editor-an update on endovascular treatment of venogenic erectile dysfunction
Hanno Hoppe & Nicolas Diehm
Advanced image guidance for prostatic artery embolization – a multicenter technical note
Francisco Cesar Carnevale, Timothy McClure, Farah Cadour, Vincent Vidal, André Moreira de Assis, Airton Mota Moreira, Arthur Diego Dias Rocha, Aya Rebet & Charles Nutting
Read more Quarterly Updates
Quarterly Update 5: Sustainability in IR
Quarterly Update 4: Complications in IR
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