Psoas abscess complicating Crohn's disease: report of two cases.
We report herein the cases of two patients with Crohn's disease complicated by a psoas abscess. The first patient was a 29-year-old man who underwent definitive surgery after acute inflammation had been controlled by nutritional therapy. In the second patient, a 37-year-old man, the abscess required drainage under local anesthesia prior to surgery. Both patients have been free from recurrence of any abdominal symptoms for about 2 years since undergoing surgery. Although psoas abscess is still regarded as a rare complication, with the increasing prevalence of Crohn's disease in Japan it has become one of the most important complications requiring surgical intervention.
Funayama
Y
Y
First Department of Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Sasaki
I
I
Naito
H
H
Tsuchiya
T
T
Takahashi
M
M
Koyama
K
K
Masuko
T
T
Takahashi
K
K
Hiwatashi
N
N
Matsuno
S
S
D000328:Adult; D003082:Colectomy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed