[Table/Fig-7]:

Comparison of incidence of mode of origin of branches of coeliac trunk

Author	No of specimen	Coeliac axis complete	Coeliac axis incomplete	Coeliaco-mesenteric trunk	Coeliac axis absent
Rossi & Cova [15]	102	86(84.5%)	12 (11.7%)	2 (1.96%)	2 (1.96%)
Descomps [3]	50	44 (87.4%)	6 (12%)	0	0
Picquand [13]	50	41 (82%)	7 (14%)	1 (2%)	1 (2%)
Rio Branco [16]	50	45 (90%)	2 (4%)	1 (2%)	2 (4%)
Lipschutz [7]	83	60 (72.2%)	21 (25%)	2 (2.4%)	0
Eaton [6]	206	186 (90.2%)	19 (9.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0
Ambica Wadhwa [2]	30	28 (93.3%)	2 (6.6%)	0	0