Aneurisma aterosclerótico da artéria axilar. Um caso clínico raro

atherosclerotic axillary artery aneurysms are very rare, but they can cause severe vascular or neurologic complications in the upper limb. early treatment is mandatory. the authors report a case of a 64 years man with a right axillary artery aneurysm. the patient has had a previous exclusion of thoracic aortic aneurysm by endograft (tevar). due to the sudden growth of aneurysm and neurologic symptoms, he was submitted to total aneurismectomy and interposition of axillary-axillary prosthetic graft (ptfe 8 without rings). the histological study shows an atherosclerotic aneurysm. in the follow-up the patient presented an improving clinical status of the upper limb and a patent graft. present case report shows the importance and good outcome of surgical treatment in such patients.