Multi-modality imaging of an unusual congenital left ventricular diverticulum

James L Hoffman; Shaji C Menon; Melanie D Everitt; Phillip T Burch

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2010.06.005

Multi-modality imaging of an unusual congenital left ventricular diverticulum

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2011 Jan;24(1):109.e5-7. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.06.005. Epub 2010 Jul 2.

Authors

James L Hoffman¹, Shaji C Menon, Melanie D Everitt, Phillip T Burch

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Utah, Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 84113, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 20598505
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.06.005

Abstract

The authors describe the case of a newborn presenting with a pulsatile abdominal mass that was subsequently diagnosed as a large congenital muscular left ventricular diverticulum. This case illustrates the role of multimodality imaging in the diagnosis and surgical planning of this rare congenital heart disease. The diverticulum was managed with surgical resection without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. Unlike in previous case reports, this patient did not have any associated intracardiac defect.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diverticulum / congenital*
Diverticulum / diagnosis*
Echocardiography*
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / congenital*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnosis*