Preoperative splenic artery embolization in klippel-Trenaunay syndrome with massive splenomegaly: A case report

The authors describe a case of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) with massive splenomegaly in a 29-year-old woman. Preoperative splenic artery embolization using the “double embolization technique” (a combination of distal selective splenic artery embolization and proximal splenic artery occlusion) f...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Zishu, Dasika, Narasimham L, Englesbe, Michael J, Owens, Scott R, Vellody, Ranjith, Novelli, Paula M, Shields, James J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3994708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24761383
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2231-0770.130345
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Sumario:The authors describe a case of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) with massive splenomegaly in a 29-year-old woman. Preoperative splenic artery embolization using the “double embolization technique” (a combination of distal selective splenic artery embolization and proximal splenic artery occlusion) facilitated open splenectomy.

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