​Treating pyogenic liver abscesses secondary to diverticulitis in a patient using immunosuppressants for Crohn's disease by performing a sigmoid colectomy.
Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) formation is a rare complication of Crohn's disease (CD). As symptoms often mimic a CD exacerbation, diagnosis can be delayed leading to severe disease. The current case report describes a case of a patient with a history of CD that was admitted with multiple PLAs, which persisted despite percutaneous drainage combined with antibiotics. After a sigmoid resection, the liver abscesses diminished rapidly.
['Pielage|Marin|M|', 'Vogels|Sanne|S|', 'Hoencamp|Rigo|R|', 'van den Bremer|Jephta|J|']
D003082:Colectomy D003424:Crohn Disease D004238:Diverticulitis D006801:Humans D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents D046290:Liver Abscess, Pyogenic D008297:Male D008875:Middle Aged D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography D012810:Sigmoid Diseases
Crohn's disease gastroenterology gastrointestinal surgery infection (gastroenterology)