Femoral Shaft Fracture in Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome Patients - What to Do to Reduce Bleeding Risk : A Case Report

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A fracture of the affected extremity in patients with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome can be fatal due to massive bleeding and show poor results. A 42-year-old male presented with an old fracture of the right femoral shaft with metal failure. We planned an operation to remove the previously fixed plate and to perform re-fixation using an intra-medullary nail. Preoperative angiography was performed and the arteriovenous malformations were embolized in order to reduce the risk of bleeding. After angiography, the previously fixed plate was removed. After the operation, a second angiography was performed immediately and the venous malformation was embolized. One week after the first operation, a second operation was performed in order to reduce the fracture and to perform re-fixation using an intramedullary nail. The patient is being followed without major complication over a period of seven years after surgery. We recommend careful planning of preoperative and postoperative angiography and embolization in order to reduce the risk of bleeding in patients with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Hip & pelvis - 34(2022), 4 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 262-268

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Choi, Byung-Chan [VerfasserIn]
Min, Byung-Woo [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Kyung-Jae [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angiography
Case Reports
Femoral fracture
Fracture fixation
Kippel-Trenaunay syndrome
Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome

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Date Revised 11.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.5371/hp.2022.34.4.262

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351127852