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Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome in a young patient with the involvement of gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts: an unusual and rare presentation
  1. Oseen Hajilal Shaikh1,
  2. Uday Shamrao Kumbhar1,
  3. Ankit Jain1 and
  4. Sunitha Vellathussery Chakkalakkoombil2
  1. 1Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education, Puducherry, Pondicherry, India
  2. 2Department of Radiodiagnosis, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education, Pondicherry, Pondicherry, India
  1. Correspondence to Professor Uday Shamrao Kumbhar; k26uday74{at}yahoo.co.in

Abstract

Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a rare congenital disorder characterised by capillary and venous malformations and soft-tissue hypertrophy with or without lymphatic malformation. The involvement of the gastrointestinal tract and genitourinary tract is uncommon in KTS. We present a case of a young adult who presented to us with bleeding per rectum and varicosities of the left lower limb. The patient was evaluated and diagnosed to have KTS. The patient was managed conservatively. To best of our knowledge, this is the first case report in literature where KTS was associated with atypical varicose veins of the left lower limb with mild hypertrophy of the lower limb, localised hypertrophy of the right gluteal region with involvement of pelvis, rectum, bladder and seminal vesicle.

  • GI bleeding
  • gastrointestinal surgery

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Footnotes

  • Contributors Study conception and design and drafting of manuscript: OHS. Acquisition of data: AJ. Analysis and interpretation of data: SVC. Critical revision: USK.

  • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

  • Competing interests None declared.

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  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.