We report the case of a woman, age 65 years, who was admitted to our hospit
al for intense abdominal pain. Hemoglobin was 9.7 g/100 ml and computed tom
ography (CT) confirmed the hemorrhagic state showing intraperitoneal blood.
After laparotomy a ruptured aneurysm of the left gastroepiploic artery was
diagnosed. Ligation of the artery was performed with good results. This ca
se is reported because the situs of this aneurysm is very rare.