Branching Pattern of Inferior Mesenteric Artery in a Black African Population: A Dissection Study

Table 1

Continuity of colic marginal artery at splenic flexure and sigmoid colon.

Region	Continuous; 𝑛 (%)	Somewhat continuous; 𝑛 (%)	Absent; 𝑛 (%)
Splenic flexure	45 (77.6%)	5 (8.6%)	7 (12.1%)
Sigmoid colon	39 (68.4%)	13 (22.8%)	5 (8.8%)