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Prenatal sonographic appearances of Klippel–Trenaunay–Weber syndrome
Author(s) -
Roberts Rae V.,
Dickinson Jan E.,
Hugo Peter J.,
Barker Andrew
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199904)19:4<369::aid-pd539>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - in utero , medicine , prenatal diagnosis , klippel trenaunay weber syndrome , fetus , prenatal ultrasound , vascular disease , doppler ultrasound , angioma , radiology , surgery , pregnancy , muscle hypertrophy , genetics , biology
A case of prenatal Klippel–Trenaunay–Weber syndrome is presented, with a description of the sonographically observed disease progression in utero . The appearance of a complex thoracic multicystic mass in association with progressive unilateral lower limb enlargement was strongly suspicious of this disorder. Colour‐flow Doppler studies of the cutaneous haemangiomata in utero were not of diagnostic assistance in this case. The prenatal detection of the large cutaneous haemangiomata was of critical importance in minimizing delivery trauma for the mother and fetus. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.