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ArticleCVIR endovascular2026

A narrative review of global inequities in access to uterine artery embolisation.

Sara Lojo-Lendoiro, Greicy Heymann, Heather K Moriarty, Maja Wojno, Elika Kashef, Adam Plotnik, Rahil Kassamali, Andreas H Mahnken, Vinicius Av Fornazari, Warren Clements

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Article in CVIR endovascular, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Sara Lojo-LendoiroDepartment of Interventional Radiology, Hospital Arquitecto Marcide, Ferrol, A Coruña, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6735-6587
Greicy HeymannDepartment of Radiology, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), Geneva, Switzerland.
Heather K MoriartyCork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
Maja WojnoInterventional Radiology, Netcare Parklane Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Elika KashefInterventional Radiology, Department of Imaging, Imperial College NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Adam PlotnikDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, 90,095, United States.
Rahil KassamaliHamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Andreas H MahnkenDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, St. Josef-Hospital, University Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Vinicius Av FornazariSector of Interventional Radiology and Angiography, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5880-1703
Warren ClementsDepartment of Radiology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia. w.clements@alfred.org.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1859-5850

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumour of the female reproductive tract. For decades, surgery has been the standard treatment for symptomatic fibroids. However, minimally invasive options such as Uterine Artery Embolisation (UAE) have now emerged as a less invasive, but equally effective treatment. Despite this, access to UAE remains uneven worldwide. This cross-section from ten countries representing all inhabited continents across the globe, highlights several challenges that still exist, despite the abundance of evidence to support the long-term quality of life improvements for women treated with UAE. This narrative review considers enabling factors as well as barriers to treatment in each region, putting forward local strategies to improve access to UAE moving forward.

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EmbolisationFibroidGlobalHeavy menstrual bleedingUterus

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PMCPMC13031555

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