Abstract
Following implantation of haemodyalisis catheter an unusual complication developped - insertion of the cathater into brachiocephalic trunk. Fortunately the catheter was not extracted immmediately, and the patient was transmitted to X-ray department. The wrong positioning was documented on CT scan and the patient moved to operating room, after adequate preparation. The operation was ministrenotomy, extraction of catheter under protection of carotids by means of intraluminal shunt and suture of the arteriotomy. The back wall of the trunk proved to be intact. The caliber of the trunk showed large diameter and there was no need for patchplasty. Postoperative period was normal, patient discharged in good condition on 3rd postoperative day.Key words: haemodyalisis catheter, truncus brachiocephalicus
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