Acute Appendicitis With Abscess in the Setting of a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt, Requiring Shunt Explanation Due to Meningitis

Am Surg. 2020 Nov;86(11):1559-1560. doi: 10.1177/0003134820936620. Epub 2020 Jul 29.

Author

James G Chambers 4th¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Northeast Georgia Heath System, Braselton, GA, USA.

PMID: 32723172
DOI: 10.1177/0003134820936620

No abstract available

Keywords: appendicitis; meningitis; ventriculoperitoneal shunt.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Abscess / complications*
Abdominal Abscess / diagnosis
Acute Disease
Aged
Appendectomy
Appendicitis / complications*
Appendicitis / diagnosis
Appendicitis / surgery
Humans
Male
Meningitis / complications*
Meningitis / diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects*