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Table 2  Studies with reported data on the origin of the ICBN

From: Anatomical variants of the intercostobrachial nerve and its preservation during surgery, a systematic review and meta-analysis

Nation

Type of evaluation

Number of ICBN

T1

T2

T1 & T2

T2, & T3

T3

T1,T2,T3

 

Nayak 2018 [28]

Asia

Cadaveric dissection

130

5

98

0

0

27

0

Kumar 2016 [3]

Asia

Intraoperative dissection

50

0

48

2

0

0

0

Zhu 2014 [4]

Asia

Intraoperative dissection

152

2

118

17

6

0

9

Khan 2012 [20]

Europe

Intraoperative dissection

73

0

66

0

5

2

0

Verma 2009 [21]

Asia

Intraoperative dissection

69

0

68

1

0

0

0

Loukas 2006 [23]

America

Cadaveric dissection

200

0

146

0

50

4

0

Cunnick 2001 [26]

Europe

Intaroperative dissection

50

0

41

4

0

0

0

O’Rourke 1999 [27]

Australia

Cadaveric dissection

28

1

26

0

0

1

0