Non-traumatic etiologies

Cases

Percentages

Acute generalized peritonitis

187

43.9%

Gastroduodenal perforated ulcer

77

18.1%

Typhoid perforation

44

10.3%

Appendicular peritonitis

33

7.7%

Primitive peritonitis

10

2.3%

Postoperative peritonitis

2

0.5%

Other

22

5.2%

Intestinal occlusion

71

16.7%

Flanges

35

8.2%

Volvulus

20

4.7%

Tumors

3

0.7%

Other

13

3.1%

Appendicitis

49

11.5%

Strangulated parietal hernia

40

9.4%

Inguinal

30

7%

Umbilical

6

1.4%

White line

3

0.7%

Crural

1

0.2%

Appendicular abscess

16

3.8%

Acute intestinal intussusception

15

3.5%

Neonatal surgical emergencies

10

2.3%

Other

7

1.6%