We reported that percutaneous catheter drainage was effective for splenic abscess.

An eighty-six-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for bacterial septic shock due to splenic abscess.

Percutaneous splenic abscess drainage was urgently performed under ultrasonography, and then the general state of the patient rapidly improved.

The mold Aureobasidium pullulans was isolated on several nutrient media from a splenic abscess in a patient with disseminated lymphoma.

CT-guided drainage of splenic abscess seems to be a safe and effective alternative to surgery, allowing preservation of the spleen.

One patient had a splenic abscess and there was strong clinical evidence for an infected splenic infarct in the second patient.

Conclusion: Splenic abscess is an uncommon entity that can be treated percutaneously.

Objective: The objective of our study was to determine the current role of percutaneous CT-guided drainage as an alternative to surgical treatment of splenic abscesses.