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DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1791569
Video of the Month: Pulsating Umbilicus in a Neonate with Left Ventricular Diverticulum
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Abstract
Left ventricular diverticulum (LVD) is a rare malformation presenting in 0.05% of all congenital cardiac anomalies. It is associated with additional cardiac and extracardiac malformations. We report on a female neonate with prenatally diagnosed heterotaxia and dextrocardia who was born with a pulsating supraumbilical mass. Echocardiography revealed a diverticulum originating from the left ventricle, which was connected to the umbilicus. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed an LVD without evidence of a diaphragmatic hernia on the day of life 9. The child underwent laparotomy/lower sternotomy, and the diverticulum and epigastric hernia were closed. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the girl was discharged on the 10th postoperative day. In a neonate with a pulsatile supraumbilical mass, the diagnosis of a congenital LVD should be taken into consideration. The treatment is straightforward and was successful in this single case.
Publication History
Received: 26 June 2024
Accepted: 01 August 2024
Article published online:
03 October 2024
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