We report the case of a 72-year-old man with bilateral intrathoracic carotid bifurcations associated with a Klippel-Feil anomaly. The left and right carotid bifurcations were located at levels corresponding to the second and fourth thoracic vertebrae, respectively. A possible association between low carotid bifurcation and the Klippel-Feil anomaly is suggested.

A patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome presented with hydrocephalus secondary to intraventricular hemorrhage. Fusion of the cervical vertebrae may have impeded cerebrospinal fluid flow. Change in the properties of cerebrospinal fluid flow after hemorrhage may have induced noncommunicating hydrocephalus. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy was effective for the treatment of hydrocephalus associated w...

A baby girl born at 33 weeks' gestation weighing 2250 g presented with Sturge-Weber syndrome, features of the Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome, and absence of the inferior vena cava. We suggest that aplasia of the vena cava may be a feature of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome when the capillary malformation affects the trunk.

Klippel-Feil syndrome is defined as the fusion of cervical vertebra with associated congenital anomalies but was rarely reported to be associated with Mondini Malformation. We report a newborn girl with severe neck extension, computed tomography (CT) of the neck after birth showed fusion of the fifth, sixth, and seventh cervical vertebrae, compatible with Klippel-Feil Syndrome and CT temporal b...

This case report shows a genealogical study where a woman has limb hypertrophy and her son has an association of Sturge-Weber syndrome with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome. The Sturge-Weber and Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndromes appear to be different manifestations of the same affliction. Familial aggregation exists and transmission may be almost imperceptible between generations. Identificati...

Sturge-Weber syndrome can be associated with facial port-wine stains and intracranial calcification, and concurrent Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome has been reported. Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome is a rare congenital mesodermal phakomatosis characterized by cutaneous hemangiomas, venous varicosities and soft tissue or bone hypertrophy of the affected extremities. This report is presented a...

The triad of the Klippel-Feil anomaly, Duane's retraction syndrome, and deaf-mutism was described by Wildervanck (1960) as the cervico-oculoacusticus syndrome. The Klippel-Feil anomaly essentially comprises a variety of bony deformities of the cervical spine, usually involving fusion, which appear clinically as a short neck with a limited range of movements of the head and neck and a low poster...

1. Manivel S, Prasad R, Jacob R. Anesthetic management of a child with Klippel-Feil syndrome in the radiology suite. Paediatr Anaesth. 2005;15:171--2. 2. Cakmakkaya OS, Kaya G, Altintas F, et al. Anesthetic management of a child with Arnold-Chiari malformation and Klippel-Feil syndrome. Paediatr Anaesth. 2006;16:355--6. 3. Subramanyam R, Cudilo EM, Hossain MM, et al. To pretreat or not to pretr...

The Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome is a triad of congenital anomalies characterized by a vascular naevus, varicose veins and hypertrophy of soft tissue and bone. A number of patients affected with this rare syndrome need amputation. In this paper the systemic problems, stump complications and prosthetic difficulties of four amputees with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome are outlined. The period of follow...

We describe the use of epidural analgesia for vaginal delivery of a parturient with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome in whom the use of repeated magnetic resonance imaging during her obstetric care allowed us to see deep haemangiomata. This also allowed the safe sitting of an epidural catheter at L1-2 to provide analgesia for labour and delivery. Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome and the anaesthetic implica...