Prenatal diagnosis of a right ventricular diverticulum complicated by pericardial effusion in the first trimester

Abstract

A ventricular diverticulum associated with a large pericardial effusion was diagnosed at 13 weeks of gestation. The pericardial effusion resolved spontaneously by 20 weeks and the diverticular size remained the same during pregnancy. In the postnatal period the neonate underwent surgical correction of both the diverticulum and associated ventricular and atrial septal defects. Our case indicates that congenital ventricular diverticulum may be associated with a good perinatal outcome.