Renal artery aneurysm: An endovascular treatment for a rare cause of hypertension
Renal artery aneurysms are a rare cause of secondary hypertension. Endovascular treatment with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-coated stent can exclude aneurysms and treat hypertension. We report the case of a 23-year-old man with hypertension diagnosed three years earlier and in whom renal angiogr...
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| Formato: | article |
| Idioma: | eng |
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2012
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| Texto completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1479 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:rihuc.huc.min-saude.pt:10400.4/1479 |
| Resumo: | Renal artery aneurysms are a rare cause of secondary hypertension. Endovascular treatment with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-coated stent can exclude aneurysms and treat hypertension. We report the case of a 23-year-old man with hypertension diagnosed three years earlier and in whom renal angiography revealed three aneurysms involving the right renal artery. A covered stent was implanted, resulting in successful exclusion of the aneurysm. Ten months after the procedure the patient is asymptomatic and with normal blood pressure without antihypertensive therapy. |
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