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Provided that certain preset steps are meticulously followed and the anatomy is understood, it is not a difficult task to operate on these cases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Patients and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is a retrospective study of 15 cases at our Dr. RMLIMS, Lucknow over a period of 5 years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The mean operative time was 117.3 minutes and the mean blood loss was 99.3 ml. Two arteries were encountered in 53.3 % of cases, but they can vary in number from a single artery to even six, as found in our series. 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