Video of the Month: Pulsating Umbilicus in a Neonate with Left Ventricular Diverticulum

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.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Video of the Month: Pulsating Umbilicus in a Neonate with Left Ventricular Diverticulum ; volume:12 ; number:01 ; year:2024 ; pages:e54-e57 ; European journal of pediatric surgery reports ; 12, Heft 01 (2024), e54-e57

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen: Moormann, M. ; Vollroth, M. ; Lacher, M. ; Stepan, H. ; Gräfe, D. ; Thome, U. ; Rützel, S. ; Weidenbach, M. ; Martynov, I. ; Pügge, C.

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1791569
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2412121036551.187356159758
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 15.08.2025, 07:28 MESZ