title: Acute abdomen with pneumoperitoneum.
abstract: Acute appendicitis is a common cause of acute abdomen. However, it is a rare cause of pneumoperitonium. In this report the surgical diagnoses and management will be discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: ABS, Aseer Central Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Zafer S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Matar