Current Hybrid Interventions in Vascular Surgery: Merging Past and Present.

As the United States population continues to age, the prevalence of vascular disease continues to increase and thus the role of vascular surgeons in disease intervention has become more important than ever. Over the last 30 years, endovascular techniques have become the mainstay for management of vascular disease. However, open operations continue to play a role in management of complex vascular disease. This article provides an update and discussed the role of hybrid interventions in vascular surgery with a focus on its use in femoral endarterectomy and peripheral stenting, retrograde open mesenteric stenting.