Appendicitis and Peritonitis in Children with a Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt

• Main Authors: Glenn M. C. Fröschle (Author), Johanna Hagens (Author), Philip Mannweiler (Author), Friederike Sophie Groth (Author), Gertrud Kammler (Author), Konrad Reinshagen (Author), Christian Tomuschat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study was to outline the management of patients with appendicitis and ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) in the largest pediatric surgery department in Germany. Patients with VPS presenting with an acute abdomen between 2012 and 2022 at a tertiary-care pediatric facility were the s...