The article “Splenic Abscess Caused by Clostridium difficile” [GE Port J Gastroenterol 2023; https://doi.org/10.1159/000533163; by Chee Yik Chang and Bryan Tan has been retracted by the Publisher and the Editors on behalf of the authors. After publication of the article, the corresponding author contacted the journal and requested retraction of their article due to the absence of ethics committee or review board approval for the publication. While written informed consent was obtained from the patient for the publication of the article, the authors stated that they did not request nor obtain institutional approval for the study prior to submission of their manuscript. The article has therefore been retracted.