Objective To raise level of surgical therapy for patients with traumatic hepatic break.Methods We retrospective analyzed 210 cases of traumatic hepatic break at admission from Sep 1987 to Jan 2001.Result Among 198 patients comprehensive operation,182 were cured, the cure rate was 92%.12 patients were all cured by conservative treatment.Severe shock and the main reasons of death were severe traumatic complications.Conclusions Comprehensive operation can greatly improve the succesful rate and reduce the complication,strictly grasping the indication of conservative treatment can greatly improve the cure rate,we consider that the debridement plus packing with the big omentam,selective ligation of hepatic artery and debriding hepatectomy are mainly procedures for the treatment of the patients with tramatic hepatic rupture.