LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Re: Urogenital involvement in the Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome. Treatment options and results
Fabio C. Vicentini; Francisco T. Denes; Cristiano M. Gomes; Alexandre Danilovic; Frederico A. Silva; Miguel Srougi
Division of Urology, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine (USP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
Int Braz J Urol, 32: 697-704, 2006
To the Editor:
With the intention to provide more information about this rare and difficult disease, we communicate that the boy from the Case 3 underwent a right transfemoral amputation due to massive enlargement and walking inability in November 2006. In January 2007, he had a massive enterorrhagia probably related to the growth of the vascular tumor and involvement of the colon. Despite multiple transfusions and medical measures, stabilization was not achieved and he died before surgical procedure could be attempted. The patient of the Case 1 is a mulatto man, and not a black man as described.
We wish to thank Dr. José Luis Borges de Mesquita who participated in the treatment of Case 5 and Dr. Antonio Marmo Lucon, who provided the data of the patient of the Case 1.
Dr. Fabio C. Vicentini
Division of Urology,
School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, USP
Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Email: fabio.vicentini@sbu.org.br
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Date of issue
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