The authors present the case report of a 78-years-old man who was admitted to our clinic with the diagnosis of acute recurrent upper limb ischemia. The cause was rather rare diagnosis of a brachial artery aneurysm. The etiology of the aneurysm was interesting – 70 years using of a arm-pit crutch.

        Key words: brachial artery aneurysm – embolization – diagnosis – therapy