Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome: A Case Report
Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a rare, vascular malformation. The major clinical presentation is an overgrowth involving the extremities. The diagnosis of KTS was based on an imaging study, which revealed vascular malformations. The author’s report is of a 36-year Thai man with; hypertrophy of...
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doaj-ed43fa2babb04399b5dc33a8bb96baf02020-11-25T02:38:12ZengPrince of Songkla UniversityJournal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR)2586-99812630-05592018-01-013618386103Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome: A Case ReportNawaporn Assanangkornchai0Kumpol Aiempanakit1Siripan Sangmala2Siripan Sangmala3Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110,Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110,Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110,Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110,Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a rare, vascular malformation. The major clinical presentation is an overgrowth involving the extremities. The diagnosis of KTS was based on an imaging study, which revealed vascular malformations. The author’s report is of a 36-year Thai man with; hypertrophy of the right lower extremity, whilst having suffered from two-months of bloody defecation. The magnetic resonance imaging showed venous malformations with soft tissue hypertrophy of the affected limb, genitalia and rectum. The patient was diagnosed with: KTS accompanied by gastrointestinal complications.https://www.jhsmr.org/index.php/jhsmr/article/view/89gastrointestinal bleedingklippel-trenaunay syndrome |
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Nawaporn Assanangkornchai Kumpol Aiempanakit Siripan Sangmala Siripan Sangmala Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome: A Case Report Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR) gastrointestinal bleeding klippel-trenaunay syndrome |
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Nawaporn Assanangkornchai Kumpol Aiempanakit Siripan Sangmala Siripan Sangmala |
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome: A Case Report |
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome: A Case Report |
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome: A Case Report |
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome: A Case Report |
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome: A Case Report |
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lower gastrointestinal bleeding in klippel-trenaunay syndrome: a case report |
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Prince of Songkla University |
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Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR) |
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Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a rare, vascular malformation. The major clinical presentation is an overgrowth involving the extremities. The diagnosis of KTS was based on an imaging study, which revealed vascular malformations. The author’s report is of a 36-year Thai man with; hypertrophy of the right lower extremity, whilst having suffered from two-months of bloody defecation. The magnetic resonance imaging showed venous malformations with soft tissue hypertrophy of the affected limb, genitalia and rectum. The patient was diagnosed with: KTS accompanied by gastrointestinal complications. |
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gastrointestinal bleeding klippel-trenaunay syndrome |
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