Evans William, Madrid Antonio, Castillo William, Rollins Robert, Berthoty Dean P, Starnes Vaughn, Wiencek Robert, Ciccolo Michael, Acherman Ruben
Children's Heart Center, Las Vegas, 89109 NV, USA.
Pediatr Cardiol. 2009 Oct;30(7):954-7. doi: 10.1007/s00246-009-9474-6. Epub 2009 Jun 2.
Congenital right ventricular diverticula and aneurysms are rare. Clinically, a diverticulum is difficult to distinguish from an aneurysm. Four diverse right ventricular cameral defects or right ventricular outpouches (RVOs) are described together with the management of each. Surgery may be necessary if an RVO has thin walls. However, if an RVO is composed of uniform thick contractile walls, conservative follow-up care likely is appropriate.