[Observations during tonsillectomy in angiomatous phakomatoses of the head (author's transl)]

The problems encountered during tonsillectomy in a patient with a vascular malformation (flame nevus), mandibular hypertrophy, and extensive arteriovenous malformations involving the external carotid arteries are described. The inclusion of the patient in the Sturge-Weber or Klippel-Trenaunay Syndromes is discussed.