Emergency surgical stent retrieval following stent dislodgement during ductal stenting for hybrid palliation.

Stenting of the ductus arteriosus is part of the hybrid treatment of high-risk patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Dislodgement of a ductal stent is a rare complication. We present challenges faced in successful surgical retrieval of a dislodged ductal stent in a high-risk infant undergoing hybrid palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
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