Abstract
Many emergency conditions related to abdominal perforation, obstruction, inflammation/infection, ischemia, and hemorrhage can present acute abdomen, leading to urgent attention, fast diagnosis, and treatment. Acute abdominal pain may be caused by many different etiologies, ranging from self-limiting to life-threatening pathologies (Gans SL et al., Dig Surg 32:23–31, 2015; Swanson SM, Strate LL, Ann Intern Med 168:ITC65–ITC80, 2018).