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T1 0-63 Sentence denotes Acute abdomen is not always surgical amid the COVID‐19 pandemic
T2 64-117 Sentence denotes COVID‐19 related‐non‐surgical causes of acute abdomen
T3 120-126 Sentence denotes Editor
T4 128-262 Sentence denotes Lima et al.'s recently published paper discussed the role of imaging in the diagnosis of acute abdomen cases amid the COVID‐19 era 1 .
T5 263-410 Sentence denotes Saeed et al. reported that SARS‐CoV‐2 infection could lead to an acute abdomen‐like presentation in the absence of identifiable surgical causes 2 .
T6 411-529 Sentence denotes Both authors discussed the role of angiotensin‐converting‐enzyme‐2 (ACE2) receptor in the pathogenesis of this entity.
T7 530-601 Sentence denotes Our experience with similar cases makes us concur with both authors 3 .
T8 602-767 Sentence denotes Herein we will summarize the likely non‐surgical causes of acute abdomen in the COVID‐19 era and discuss important management points when dealing with such patients.
T9 768-842 Sentence denotes The causes can be divided into respiratory and non‐respiratory (Fig.  1 ).
T10 843-947 Sentence denotes A respiratory cause for such presentation is pain referring from lower lungs involved by the SARS‐CoV‐2.
T11 948-1109 Sentence denotes The SARS‐CoV2 infection seems to increase the risk of thrombosis 4 ; thus, the non‐respiratory causes can be further classified as thrombotic and non‐thrombotic.
T12 1110-1359 Sentence denotes Non‐thrombotic causes include pancreatitis, peritonitis, colonic distension, and colitis, while thrombotic etiologies are mesenteric vessel ischemia (occlusive or non‐occlusive), renal vessels infarcts, appendagitis, and omental infarcts (Fig.  1 ).
T13 1360-1630 Sentence denotes Fig. 1 COVID‐19‐related non‐surgical causes of acute abdomen With the causes mentioned above in mind, it is wise to keep a broad differential of non‐surgical causes of acute abdomen in the setting of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, to avoid unnecessary surgical interventions 5 .
T14 1631-1767 Sentence denotes Any patients presenting with an acute abdomen should be tested and retested for SRAS‐CoV‐2, even in the absence of respiratory symptoms.
T15 1768-1826 Sentence denotes Elevated serum ferritin may support COVID‐19 diagnosis 3 .
T16 1827-1972 Sentence denotes Computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and lower chest will be valuable in ruling some of the causes and identifying pulmonary involvement.
T17 1973-2083 Sentence denotes If unrevealing, we suggest performing a CT angiogram of the abdomen, focusing on mesenteric and renal vessels.
T18 2084-2276 Sentence denotes We believe in the role of multidisciplinary meetings (MDT), including radiologists, surgeons, internists, and infectious experts, to tailor an individualized, case‐by‐case management approach.
T19 2278-2299 Sentence denotes Author's contribution
T20 2300-2347 Sentence denotes MFHM and KA contributed equally to this letter.
T21 2348-2431 Sentence denotes KA and MFHM wrote the initial and the final version and approved it for submission.
T22 2433-2448 Sentence denotes Acknowledgement
T23 2449-2544 Sentence denotes We acknowledge the editor and the editorial team members for their prompt review of the letter.