3.2. Characteristics of included studies
The studies selected and included were case reports published between
2021 and 2023. We included only studies regarding: Acute appendicitis
(n=3), Acute pancreatitis (n=9), Diverticulitis (n=1), Cholecystitis
(n=2) and colitis (n=2). Other less frequent causes of acute abdomen
were not included in the study. The characteristics of the included
studies are described in more detail in Table 1 .
Table 1. Characteristics of studies included.