TY  - EJOU
AU  - Garcia-Mora, Ricardo 
AU  - Hernández-Morales, Gunther 
AU  - Chagolla-Santillán, Miguel Ángel 
AU  - Acevedo-Bañuelos, Iliana 
AU  - Cervantes-Salazar, Jorge Luis 
AU  - Rodea-Montero, Edel Rafael 

TI  - Late Embolization of a Ductal Stent in Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum Successfully Managed by Urgent Central Shunt Reconstruction: A Case Report
T2  - Structural and Congenital Heart Disease

PY  - 2026
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
SN  - 3071-1738

AB  - 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.
KW  - Central shunt; neonatal surgery; pulmonary atresia; stent embolization; case report

DO  - 10.32604/schd.2026.071470