Table 1.

Comparison of duration of laparoscopic appendicectomy using various methods

Authors	Year	Method	Duration (min)
Karim et al.[4]	1996	Loop	78.5
Kurtz TM et al.[1]	2001	Staplers	58 ± 4
Shalaby et al.[7]	2001	Endo GIA	24 ± 3
		Endo-loop	52 ± 5
Yang et al.[6]	2005	Ligasure	47 (22–120)
Present study	2007	Endo-ring	20 (15–32)