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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Main Author: Moreira, N (author)
Other Authors: Pêgo, M (author), Carvalheiro, V (author), Agostinho, A (author), Donato, P (author), Pego, J (author), Ferreira, MJ (author), Providência, LA (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Hipertensão
Aneurisma
Artéria Renal
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1479
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:rihuc.huc.min-saude.pt:10400.4/1479

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1479

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