title: Isolated congenital cardiac diverticulum originating from the left ventricular apex: Report of a pediatric case.
abstract: Congenital ventricular diverticulum is a rare cardiac anomaly defined as a localized protrusion of the ventricular free wall. Although, it is usually asymptomatic, complications such as embolism, infective endocarditis, and arrhythmias can occur. The diagnosis can be made by echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, or catheter angiography. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice in symptomatic patients, whereas the management of asymptomatic patients often represents a therapeutic dilemma. We report here, a 9-month-old patient with asymptomatic congenital left ventricular (LV) diverticulum associated with epigastric hernia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, University of Uludag, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fahrettin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, University of Uludag, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem Mehtap
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Bostan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, University of Uludag, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Muhammed Hamza Halil
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Toprak
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, University of Uludag, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Isik Senkaya
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Signak
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, University of Uludag, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ergun
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cil
keywords: Congenital; epigastric hernia; ventricular diverticulum