Acute appendicitis, visceral perforations, diverticulitis (including bleeding
and abscesses) acute calculous cholecystitis, acute ischemic bowel, mesenteric artery
ischemia and infarction can cause acute abdominal conditions which prompt
emergency interventions. Inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s
disease) may be followed up in some time without remarkable complications, although
at some point with abscesses, hemorrhagic diarrhea and acute abdominal syndromes.
However, the differential diagnosis (DD) of patients presenting with acute abdominal
pain is much broader than this, including many benign conditions as well. Some
etiologies of abdominal pain such as cholangitis strangulated hernias, colonic
diverticulitis, perianal/ perirectal abscesses and fistulas may progress and turn into lifethreatening conditions like abdominal sepsis without proper management.
Keywords: Acute abdominal pain, Anal abscess, Anal fistula, Acute appendicitis, Colonic diverticulitis, Surgical abdomen, Visceral perforation
