Table 1.

Characteristics and outcome of all patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy and stump closure with a titanium double-shanked clip (DS-Clip)

	N = 100
Age (years)	30.6	(range 13–87)
Gender female	59
Intraoperative findings
Phlegmonous appendicitis	72
Gangrenous appendicitis	19
– perforated appendicitis	8
– perityphlitic abscess	5
No appendicitis	9
Intraoperative complications	0
Operation time (min)	54	(range 26–109)
Operation done by surgical trainee	22
Hospital stay (days)	4	(range 2–19)
Mean appendix diameter (mm)	10	(range 5–15)
Postoperative complications
Abdominal abscess	1
Postoperative ileus	1
Wound infection	1