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Table 2 The frequencies of vessel variations

From: Vascular variations encountered during laparoscopic surgery for transverse colon, splenic flexure, and descending colon cancer: a retrospective cohort study

MCA

 Type A

72.6% (n = 37)

 Type B

15.7% (n = 8)

 Type C

2.0% (n = 1)

 Type D

9.8% (n = 5)

acMCA

 (+)

33.3% (n = 17)

 (−)

66.7% (n = 34)

LCA

 Type A

27.5% (n = 14)

 Type B

45.0% (n = 23)

 Type C

27.5%(n = 14)

MCV

 Type A

70.6% (n = 36)

 Type B

21.5% (n = 11)

 Type C

2.0% (n = 1)

 Type D

2.0% (n = 1)

 Type E

3.9% (n = 2)

FJV

 Type A

76.5% (n = 39)

 Type B

15.7% (n = 8)

 Type C

7.8% (n = 4)

  1. MCA middle colic artery, acMCA accessory middle colic artery, LCA left colic artery, MCV middle colic vein, FJV first jejunal vein