Volume 71 Number 5 October 2004	back to contents

From the Departments of 1Surgery and 2Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.

Address all correspondence to Dr. Joel J. Bauer, 25 E. 69th Street, New York, NY 10121.

Accepted for publication April 2004.

ABSTRACT
Liver abscess is a rare complication of Crohn’s disease and must be considered part of the differential diagnosis. We present three case reports and a review of the literature.

The incidence of liver abscess is higher in patients with Crohn’s disease than in the general population. Since Crohn’s disease patients who present with a liver abscess generally do not respond to medical management alone, surgical or percutaneous drainage of the abscess is necessary.

KEY WORDS
Crohn’s disease, liver abscess, abscess drainage, complications, surgery, inflammatory bowel disease.

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