## 3 Results  
The mean length of the CT in the population of 116 patients (91 males and 25 females) was 20.67 mm (SD = 5.05 mm, range: 11.00-36.00 mm). The mean length in males was 20.75 mm (SD = 4.78 mm, range: 11.00-35.00 mm), while in females, the mean length was 18.51 mm (SD = 5.69 mm, range: 11.00-36.00 mm) and the difference was statistically significant (\(p\) value = 0.016). Figure 1 shows the calculation of the length of the CT.  
The mean diameter was 7.06 mm (SD = 1.33 mm, range: 3.00-10.30 mm). The mean diameter in males and females was 7.19 mm (SD = 1.38 mm, range: 3.00-10.30 mm) and 6.60 mm (SD = 1.05 mm, range: 4.60-8.90 mm), respectively. The difference in diameter between males and females was statistically significant (\(p\) = 0.05). Figure 2 shows the calculated diameter of the CT.  
The mean length in patients aged 29 years or less (\(n\) = 52 patients) was 19.64 mm (SD = 3.75 mm, range 11.00-27.43 mm). In patients aged between 30 and 39 years (\(n\) = 40 patients), the mean length of the CT was 21.97 mm (SD = 5.82 mm, range: 11.00-35.00 mm), while in patients aged 40 years and older (\(n\) = 24 patients), the mean length was 18.79 mm (SD = 5.56 mm, range: 11.00-36.00 mm). The difference was found to be statistically significant (\(p\) = 0.038)The mean diameter in patients aged 29 years or less was 7.35 mm (SD = 1.22 mm, range: 4.60-9.78 mm). In patients aged 30-39, the mean diameter of the CT was 7.10 mm (SD = 1.48 mm, range: 3.00-10.30 mm), while in patients aged 40 years and above, the mean diameter was 6.39 mm (SD = 1.11, range: 4.30-8.90 mm). There was a significant difference in the diameter between the three age groups (\(p\) = 0.013).  
Figure 1: A computed tomography scan shows the calculated length of the CT.  
Figure 2: A computed tomography scan shows the calculated diameter of the CT.  
In 85 patients (73.3%), the CT originated at the level of the T12 verteb. In 25 patients (21.6%), the CT took origin at the level of the L1 verteb. Figure 3 shows a 3D image of the CT originating at the level of L1. In the other six patients (5.2%), the CT originated from the abdominal aorta at the level of T11. Figure 4 shows the CT originating at the level of T11. The levels at which CT originated in males and females are shown in Table 1.  
The CT normally trifurcates into the left gastric, splenic, and common hepatic arteries. Figure 5 shows the 3D construction of the normal branching of the CT. The CT showed classical trifurcation in 112 (96.60%) patients, where it divided into the splenic artery, left gastric artery, and the common hepatic artery. In the other four patients, bifurcation of the CT was observed. In two (1.70%) out of the four patients (one male and one female), the CT gave rise to the splenic and left gastric artery (gastrosplenic trunk; Ulfacker's type V), while the common hepatic artery took origin from the superior mesenteric artery. Figure 6 shows a common hepatic artery originating from the superior mesenteric artery. In the other two patients (1.70%) (one male and one female), the CT gave rise to the splenic and common hepatic artery (heptasolp  
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c} \hline \hline  & **T11** & **T12** & **L1** & **Total** \\ \hline Males & 4 (4.4\%) & 65 (71.4\%) & 22 (24.2\%) & 91 (100\%) \\ Females & 2 (8.0\%) & 20 (80.0\%) & 3 (12.0\%) & 25 (100\%) \\ Total & 6 (5.2\%) & 85 (73.3\%) & 25 (21.6\%) & 116 (100\%) \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table}
Table 1: The vertebral level at which the CT originated in males and females.  
Figure 3: Three-dimensional reconstruction showing the CT originating at the level of L1. Superior mesenteric artery (SMA), celiac trunk (CT), and abdominal aorta (AA).  
Figure 5: Three-dimensional reconstructions demonstrating the normal trifurcation of the CT into the left gastric artery (LGA), splenic artery (SA), and common hepatic artery (CHA).  
Figure 6: A computed tomography scan showing common hepatic artery (CHA) taking origin from the superior mesenteric artery (SMA).