Klippel-Feil syndrome associated with aortic coarctation.

Klippel – Feil Syndrome Associated with Congential Heart Disease Presentaion of Cases and a Review of the Curent Literature

First time described in 1912, from Maurice Klippel and Andre Feil independently, Klippel-Feil syndrome (synonyms: cervical vertebra fusion syndrome, Klippel-Feil deformity, Klippel-Feil sequence disorder) is a bone disorder characterized by the abnormal joining (fusion) of two or more spinal bones in the neck (cervical vertebrae), which is present from birth. Three major features result from th...

Anaesthetic Management for Emergency Caesarean Section in a Parturient with Klippel Feil Syndrome

A 20 year old female with Klippel Feil Syndrome was scheduled for emergency caesarian section during her 1st pregnancy. We present the successful anaesthetic management of this patient highlighting the various anomalies associated with Klippel Feil Syndrome and the presence of a difficult airway.

One Case of Klippel-Fiel Syndrome

A case of Klippel-Feil disease with epilepsy is reported and the clinical, X-ray, EE G changes in this patient are discussed and compared with the findings in the other reports. The treatment is symptomatic. 

Infantile erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp associated with Klippel-Feil syndrome.

Autosomal recessive Klippel-Feil syndrome.

In 1912, Klippel and Feill reported the first clinical details and necropsy findings of a syndrome characterised by the triad short or absent neck, severe limitation of head movement, and low posterior hairline. An Egyptian mummy (from 500 BC) is the oldest subject in whom Klippel-Feil syndrome has been seen.2 Another interesting observation is the similarity between the figure of an old man de...