Rupture of the ovarian artery is a rare but life-threatening injury and most often associated with pregnancy. It is hard to fi nd a case of ovarian artery rupture associated with blunt trauma. We report a case of retroperitoneal hematoma caused by rupture of left ovarian artery occurred after abdominal blunt trauma including brief review of the literatures.
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