@Article{schd.2026.071470,
AUTHOR = {Ricardo Garcia-Mora, Gunther Hernández-Morales, Miguel Ángel Chagolla-Santillán, Iliana Acevedo-Bañuelos, Jorge Luis Cervantes-Salazar, Edel Rafael Rodea-Montero},
TITLE = {Late Embolization of a Ductal Stent in Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum Successfully Managed by Urgent Central Shunt Reconstruction: A Case Report},
JOURNAL = {Structural and Congenital Heart Disease},
VOLUME = {21},
YEAR = {2026},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {--},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/schd/v21n1/66825},
ISSN = {3071-1738},
ABSTRACT = {We report a full-term newborn with pulmonary atresia with an intact ventricular septum who developed acute hypoxemia after ductal stent embolization. Emergency surgery was performed to remove the stent and create a central systemic-to-pulmonary shunt using a 3.5 mm GORE-TEX<sup>®</sup> graft via a modified Gates, Laks, and Johnson technique. Postoperative recovery was favorable. At 24 months, the shunt remained patent with adequate pulmonary artery growth. This case underscores prompt surgical rescue and supports central shunting as an effective mid-term solution.},
DOI = {10.32604/schd.2026.071470}
}