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Renal artery aneurysm: An endovascular treatment for a rare cause of hypertension
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 succes...
Water enema computed tomography (WE-CT) in the local staging of low colorectal ...
Caseiro-Alves, F; Gonçalo, Manuela; Ilharco, J; Agostinho, A; Castro e Sousa, F; Vilaça-Ramos, HBACKGROUND: To determine the accuracy of computed tomography performed with a water enema application (WE-CT) in the local staging of low colorectal neoplasms and to compare the results with those of transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS). METHODS: Forty patients with low colorectal tumors were evaluated prospectively by CT with the simultaneous administration of a lukewarm rectal enema (0.5-1.5 L). Thin slices (5 ...