aortic artery, surgery, patient

The use of hybrid techniques in the treatment of complex aortic artery diseases is based upon combination of surgical techniques, the advantages of which are verified good long-term results, and endovascular techniques, which are associated with a decrease of the surgical risk for the patient. These hybrid techniques are used for the treatment of thoracic aortic diseases in situations, when parts of the aorta with significant branches, as well as adjacent part of the aorta without such branches, are affected with the pathological process. The most frequent scenario for the use of hybrid techniques thus is a combination of the aortic arch and descending aorta disease or pathology of the descending aorta including abdominal part.