Extensive small bowel varices as a cause of severe anemia in Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome.

Darwish, K; Bleau, B L · Am J Gastroenterol · 1998

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber (KTW) syndrome is a rare syndrome characterized by hemangiomata, varicose veins, and both bony and soft tissue hemihypertrophy. Abdominal viscera affected by ipsilateral hemangiomata include colon, liver, spleen, jejunum, kidney, and liver. We report a case of this syndrome that presented with severe anemia and extensive jeujenal varices without any other significant digestive tract lesions.

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