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Jornal Português de Gastrenterologia

 ISSN 0872-8178

FERREIRA, M. et al. Síndrome de Klippel-trenaunay: relato de um caso com envolvimento digestivo e revisão da literatura. []. , 16, 4, pp.163-167. ISSN 0872-8178.

Vascular anomalies are a common cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage; they can occur separately or as part of a syndrome. The authors describe the clinical case of a patient with the Klippel- Trenaunay syndrome (SKT), a rare, congenital vascular anomaly, of unknown etiology, characterized by the clinical triad of cutaneous hemangiomas, varicosities and hypertrophy of soft tissue and bones, usually affecting one extremity. Gastrointestinal involvement is rare; digestive hemorrhage is the most frequent symptom, as a result of colonic vascular malformations. The authors provide a literature review concerning the most relevant aspects of diagnosis and treatment of the gastrointestinal complications of this syndrome.

: Vascular malformations; Digestive bleeding; Klippel-Trénaunaysíndrome.

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