Table 3 Studies wich reported data on the ICBN branching pattern
First author | Nation | Type of evaluation | Number of ICBN | Single Trunk | Unification of two branches into Single Trunk | Total Bifurcation | Multiple Branches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Özşahin 2023 [9] | Asia | Cadaveric dissection | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Nayak 2018 [28] | Asia | Cadaveric dissection | 130 | 98 | 0 | 24 | 8 |
Foroni 2017 [15] | America | Cadaveric dissection | 60 | 29 | 0 | 23 | 8 |
Kailash 2017 [16] | Asia | Cadaveric dissection | 60 | 30 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
Kumar 2016 [3] | Asia | Intraoperative dissection | 50 | 20 | 5 | 22 | 3 |
Zhu 2014 [4] | Asia | Intraoperative dissection | 152 | 120 | 0 | 23 | 9 |
Soares 2014 [2] | America | Intraoperative dissection | 99 | 61 | 0 | 25 | 13 |
Kubala 2013 [6] | Europe | Intraoperative dissection | 107 | 55 | 1 | 38 | 13 |
Khan 2012 [20] | Europe | Intraoperative dissection | 73 | 54 | 4 | 13 | 2 |
Verma 2009 [21] | Asia | Intraoperative dissection | 69 | 48 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
Loukas 2006 [23] | America | Cadaveric dissection | 200 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 100 |
Cunnick 2001 [26] | Europe | Intaroperative dissection | 50 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 0 |