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Table 3 Intraoperative and histological findings of patients treated with DS-Clip (n = 390)

From: The TICAP-Study (titanium clips for appendicular stump closure): A prospective multicentre observational study on appendicular stump closure with an innovative titanium clip

 

n

%

Macroscopic state of appendix

  

 Acute appendicitis

312

80.00

  Not perforated

280

71.79

  Perforated

32

8.21

 No appendicitis

78

20.00

  No other pathology

63

16.15

  Other pathology

15

3.85

Inflammation of appendix base

  

  None

198

50.77

  Slight

129

33.08

  Moderate

51

13.08

  Severe

12

3.08

Histological assessment of appendix

  

 Appendicitis

347

89

 No appendicitis

43

11

Size of appendix base

  

  Mean ± SD, mm

8.16 ± 2.43

 

  range, mm

3.00 - 20.00

 
  1. Inflammation of the appendix base as judged by the surgeon, scale 0–3: 0 none, 1 slight, 2 moderate 3 severe
  2. SD standard deviation