Open AccessCongenital right ventricular diverticulum: An atypical presentation
Author(s) -
Debasis Das,
Nilanjan Dutta,
Arya Kamal Das,
Manish Kumar Sharma,
Rangan Koley,
Amitabha Chattopadhyay,
Siddhartha Ghosh,
Shubhadeep Das
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/apc.apc_49_20
Subject(s) - medicine , dextrocardia , asymptomatic , diverticulum (mollusc) , ventricle , presentation (obstetrics) , cardiology , pulmonary artery , surgery , radiology
Congenital ventricular diverticulum is a rare congenital malformation of the heart. It remains mostly asymptomatic unless associated with other congenital cardiac defects. We present a case of a 4-month-old child who had dextrocardia, large inlet ventricular septal defect, amounting to single ventricle, and severe pulmonary artery hypertension. There was a right ventricular diverticulum which passed through the foramina of Morgagni to give rise to a pulsating lump in the epigastrium. Right ventricular diverticulum presenting with a pulsating mass in the abdomen is a rare entity. The confirmation of diverticulum was made with histopathology.