Conventional radiologic methods had given the limited informations about intraabdominal abscesses. Today, however, computed tomographym and tomography and ultrasonograohy provide detailed anatomic location, number and dimension of intraabdominal abscess and also permit percutaneous placement of catherter large enough to effect drainage. Percutaneous catheter drainage of itraabdominal abscess now offers an lsternative to surgery. This simple method of mechanical drainage, when employed with systemic antibiotics, can be successful in treating the majority of intraabdominal abscesses. Authors analysed 24 cases of percutaneous abdominal abscess drainage performed at Chonnam National University Hospital from May 1985 to June 1986. The results were as follows : 1. The sites of abscesses ; liver in 14 cases (58.35), psoas muscle in 3 cases(12.5%), subphrenic space in 3 cases (12.5%), pelvic cavity in 2 cases (8.3%), perirenal space in 2 cases(8.3%). 2. Complications during or after p ocedure were minor in the majority of cases. 3. Average duration of drainage was as follows : 7.8 days in liver abscess, 15.3 days in psoas abscess, 6 days in pelvic abscess, 7 days in subphrenic abscess.