Frequency of Acute Pancreatitis in Patient Presenting With Acute Abdomen

Background: Acute abdomen pain, a nontraumatic abdominal pain of shorter than seven days' duration, is a frequent presenting complaint with broad differential diagnosis. Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an extremely frequent GI disease and the incidence of AP has risen over the last decade across the world. Gallstone Alcohol and hypertriglyceridemia are the most common causes of AP. Objective: To figure out the frequency of acute pancreatitis among patients with acute abdomen. Methodology: The study was cross-sectional and was carried out in surgical department of Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad. 121 patients were seen coming with acute abdomen for the duration from January 2025 to May 2025. Non-probability consecutive specimen was used for sampling. Results: The study's participants ranged in age from 18 to 60, with a mean age of 37.2 ± 6.2 years, mean complaint duration of 1.26 ±0.52, and mean BMI was 24.4 ±3.4. Frequency of acute pancreatitis was 11(9.1%) out of total 121 patients of acute abdomen, diabetes mellitus in 22(18.2%) and hypertension in 46(38%) patients. On data stratification there was statistically significant Diabetes mellitus and acute pancreatitis are related. As clear from table no-3. There was no association between acute pancreatitis and hypertension, gender and patient's BMI. Conclusion: This study suggests that nearly one in ten patients presenting with acute abdomen may have acute pancreatitis and the diabetic patients are at increased risk than normal population. The emergency surgeon evaluating acute abdominal pain should maintain high suspicion for pancreatitis in individuals with diabetes. Early recognition, targeted biochemical and imaging investigations in these individuals may facilitate in prompt diagnosis, appropriate management, and reduction of morbidity/mortality