Table 7 Splenic artery classification.
The course of the SA trunk | Our study | Proportion (n%) | Number of branches | Whether the superior pole branch of SA originates from the middle segment of the SA trunk | Our study | Proportion (n%) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seriously tortuous | 68 | 54.4 | One branch | – | 2 | 1.6 | I |
Two branches Two branches | Yes | 2 | 1.6 | IIa | |||
No | 44 | 35.2 | IIb | ||||
Three branches Three branches | Yes | 7 | 5.6 | IIIa | |||
No | 13 | 10.4 | IIIb | ||||
Straight | 58 | 46.4 | One branch | – | 1 | 0.8 | IV |
Two branches Two branches | Yes | 1 | 0.8 | Va | |||
No | 35 | 28.0 | Vb | ||||
Three branches Three branches | Yes | 9 | 7.2 | VIa | |||
No | 11 | 8.8 | VIb |
