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Data were extracted and pooled into a meta\u2010analysis using the Metafor package in R. The primary outcomes of interest were the absence of the LCA and the anatomical variants of its origin. The secondary outcomes were the distance (mean\u00a0\u00b1\u00a0SD) between the origin of the inferior mesenteric artery (OIMA) and the origin of the left colic artery (OLCA).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 19 studies (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a02040 patients) were included. The pooled prevalence estimate (PPE) of LCA absence was 1.2% (95% CI 0.0\u20133.6%). Across participants with either a Type I or Type II LCA, the PPE of a Type I LCA was 49.0% (95% CI 40.2\u201357.8%). The PPE of a Type II LCA was therefore 51.0%. The pooled mean distance from the OIMA to the OLCA was 40.41\u00a0mm (95 CI% 38.69\u201342.12\u00a0mm). The pooled mean length of a Type I LCA was 39.12\u00a0mm (95% CI 36.70\u201341.53\u00a0mm) while the pooled mean length of a Type IIa and Type IIb LCA was 41.43\u00a0mm (95% CI 36.90\u201343.27\u00a0mm) and 39.64\u00a0mm (95% CI 37.68\u201341.59\u00a0mm), respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Although the absence of the LCA is a rare occurrence (PPE 1.2%), it may be associated with an important risk of anastomotic leakage as a result of insufficient vascularization of the proximal colonic conduit. It is also necessary to distinguish variants I and II of Latarjet, the frequency of which is identical, with division of the LCA being technically more straightforward in variant I of Latarjet. 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