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Magnetic resonance imaging at 2 months of life: left ventricular diverticulum (arrows) extending from the chest into the abdomen (two views: sagittal, A; coronary, B).
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Abdominal ultrasound and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a diverticulum of the left ventricle (LVD) herniating into the into the epigastric area between liver and anterior abdominal wall causing abdominal muscle deficiency (Fig. 1).
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Intraoperative picture: left ventricular diverticulum arising from the left ventricular apex (arrow) and extending into the epigastrium.
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The LVD had herniated inferiorly, with gradually decreasing size all the way down to the umbilicus (Fig. 2).
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