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

Often the tip of the catheter resides in the right lower quadrant. 2 In a patient that presents to the emergency department (ED) with acute abdominal pain, this can prove to be a challenge to manage should the diagnosis require emergent surgical management. Declaration of Conflicting Interests The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Funding The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.