Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome: A Case Report

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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Main Authors: Nawaporn Assanangkornchai, Kumpol Aiempanakit, Siripan Sangmala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Prince of Songkla University 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR)
Subjects:
gastrointestinal bleeding
klippel-trenaunay syndrome
Online Access:https://www.jhsmr.org/index.php/jhsmr/article/view/89
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spelling 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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author Nawaporn Assanangkornchai
Kumpol Aiempanakit
Siripan Sangmala
Siripan Sangmala
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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
author_facet Nawaporn Assanangkornchai
Kumpol Aiempanakit
Siripan Sangmala
Siripan Sangmala
author_sort Nawaporn Assanangkornchai
title Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome: A Case Report
title_short Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome: A Case Report
title_full Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome: A Case Report
title_fullStr Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome: A Case Report
title_sort lower gastrointestinal bleeding in klippel-trenaunay syndrome: a case report
publisher Prince of Songkla University
series Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR)
issn 2586-9981
2630-0559
publishDate 2018-01-01
description 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.
topic gastrointestinal bleeding
klippel-trenaunay syndrome
url https://www.jhsmr.org/index.php/jhsmr/article/view/89
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