Morphological Evaluation of the Splenic Artery, Its Anatomical Variations and Irrigation Territory
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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SP | IP | RP | AP | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Straight, n (%) | 109 (33.03) | 15 (4.55) | 16 (4.85) | 2 (0.61) | 142 (43.03) |
Sinuous, n (%) | 56 (16.97) | 15 (4.55) | 9 (2.73) | 11 (3.33) | 91 (27.58) |
Serpentine, n (%) | 45 (13.64) | 17 (5.15) | 7 (2.12) | 0 (0.00) | 69 (20.91) |
Alternating, n (%) | 22 (6.67) | 2 (0.61) | 1 (0.30) | 3 (0.91) | 28 (8.48) |
Total, n (%) | 232 (70.30) | 49 (14.85) | 33 (10.00) | 16 (4.85) | 330 (100) |
Number of Branches | n (%) |
---|---|
No branching | 11 (3.33) |
Two branches | 273 (82.73) |
Three branches | 32 (9.70) |
Four branches | 10 (3.03) |
Five branches | 2 (0.61) |
Six branches | 2 (0.61) |
Total | 330 (100%) |
Author, Year | Number of Specimens | SP | IP | RP | AP | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pandey et al., 2004 | 320 | 74.1% | 4.6% | 8.2% | 18.5 | [24] |
Gangadhara et al., 2014 | 30 | 63.3% | - | 36.3% | - | [23] |
Ashok et al., 2016 | 76 | 68% | - | 32% | - | [21] |
Meet Krishna, 2017 | 317 | 99.3% | 6.66% | - | - | [22] |
Zhu et al., 2018 | 169 | 36.7% | 14.2% | 49.1 | [25] | |
Current study | 330 | 70.3% | 14.85% | 10% | 4.55% |
Author, Year | Number of Specimens | No Branching | Magistral Type | Distributed Type | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pandey et al., 2004 | 320 | 2.8% | 97.2 | [24] | |
Xu et al., 2009 | 48 | - | 60.9 | 39.1 | [27] |
Zheng et al., 2015 | 317 | - | 64.7 | 35.3 | [20] |
Ashok et al., 2016 | 76 | 10.5 | 55.3 | 34.2 | [21] |
Sangeetha, & Sundar, 2020 | 60 | 16.7 | 60 | 23.3 | [28] |
Current study | 330 | 3.33 | 20 | 36.06 |
Author, Year | Number of Specimens, n | Number of Splenic Artery Branches, % | Polar Arteries, % | References | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | More than 3 | Superior | Inferior | Both | |||
Liu et al., 1996 | 850 | 0.8 | 86 | 12.2 | 1 | ** 31.3 | ** 38.8 | ** 13.3 | [32] |
Daisy Sahni et al., 2003 | 200 | - | 80 (M) 79.5 (F) | 20 (M) 19,5(F) | - | 53 | 33 | - | [30] |
Pandey, 2004 | 320 | 2.8% | 63.1 | - | 4–18.8 6–9.7 >6–5.6 | - | [24] | ||
Silva et al., 2011 | 60 + 30 * | - | 93.34 90 * | 6.66 10 * | - | 16% and 20% respectively | [29] | ||
Shashikala Londhe, 2013 | 50 | 90 | 10 | - | 33 | 54 | 24.4 | [31] | |
Gangadhara et al., 2014 | 30 | - | 80 | 16.6 | - | 26.6 | 36.6 | 16.6 | [23] |
Zheng et al., 2015 | 317 | 6.9 | 78.9 | 13.6 | 0.6 | 16.4 | 5.05 | - | [20] |
Meet Krishna, 2017 | 317 | - | 100 | - | - | 6.66 | - | 6.66 | [22] |
Current study | 330 | 3.33 | 82.73 | 9.70 | 4.25 | 60.27 | 19.69 | 4.85 |
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Covantsev, S.; Alieva, F.; Mulaeva, K.; Mazuruc, N.; Belic, O. Morphological Evaluation of the Splenic Artery, Its Anatomical Variations and Irrigation Territory. Life 2023, 13, 195. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13010195
Covantsev S, Alieva F, Mulaeva K, Mazuruc N, Belic O. Morphological Evaluation of the Splenic Artery, Its Anatomical Variations and Irrigation Territory. Life. 2023; 13(1):195. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13010195
Chicago/Turabian StyleCovantsev, Serghei, Fariza Alieva, Karina Mulaeva, Natalia Mazuruc, and Olga Belic. 2023. "Morphological Evaluation of the Splenic Artery, Its Anatomical Variations and Irrigation Territory" Life 13, no. 1: 195. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13010195
APA StyleCovantsev, S., Alieva, F., Mulaeva, K., Mazuruc, N., & Belic, O. (2023). Morphological Evaluation of the Splenic Artery, Its Anatomical Variations and Irrigation Territory. Life, 13(1), 195. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13010195