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- Renal artery aneurysm: An endovascular treatment for a rare cause of hypertensionPublication . Moreira, N; Pêgo, M; Carvalheiro, V; Agostinho, A; Donato, P; Pego, J; Ferreira, MJ; Providência, LARenal 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.