Case report: In this article we present a relatively rare vascular surgical complication and an uncommon treatment of it. In this case we used an aorto-bifemoral bypass on a patient with Leriche syndrome. The implanted Y-graft got infected and we were forced to remove it. Having inserted the abdominal aortic graft, an axillobifemoral bypass was also applied to secure the circulation of the lower limbs. However, the graft occluded later on, and 37 months after the inital surgery a rather large pseudoaneurysm developed at the origin of the graft in the right subclavian artery. Another surgical intervention was indicated to prevent embolisation, rupture and compression. Instead of the conventional surgical method (resection, interposition) we did an endovascular procedure. We removed the false aneurysm by inserting a covered stent, using catheter technique, into the right brachial artery and therefore prevented the previously mentioned complications.
Discussion: This minimal invasive method is very useful for high risk patients to prevent the injury of neighbouring anatomical structures in the region as well as minimize blood loss and potential complications of long term anaesthesia when open surgery is done.