title: Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome: rarely a surgical disease.
abstract: The various combinations of varicose veins, limb hypertrophy, and hemangiomas necessitate diagnostic consideration of the Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome versus Weber's syndrome and cavernous hemangioma. The wide spectrum of this disease has generated diverse approaches, and treatment must be individualized. Whereas the Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome is rarely a surgical disease, the gigantic proportions of our patient's anomaly warranted prompt amputation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, La 70121.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Moor
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Arensman
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000798:Angiomatosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007715:Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male