Management of klippel-trenaunay syndrome from a single center in India: Experience shared

Abstract

India with a population of about 1.3 billion and diverse cultures holds within its large land mass an encyclopedia of medical cases, several un/underdiagnosed. Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is one such condition. Over the years, as the understanding of our team increased about the condition, we were able to share the same with our colleagues across the institution and publish the brief article. This resulted in an increased referral pattern from within the institution and across the country. At our institution, we managed 127 cases of KTS between October 2009 and December 2017. In this article, we share our experience about managing the cases, lessons learnt, and the challenges we face.

Keywords

• Congenital vascular malformations
• Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome
• lateral marginal vein
• sclerotherapy
• segmental excision
• venous malformations