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World J Meta-Anal. Sep 18, 2026; 14(3): 123961
Published online Sep 18, 2026. doi: 10.13105/wjma.123961
Published online Sep 18, 2026. doi: 10.13105/wjma.123961
Table 4 A comparison of Rouvière’s sulcus variants in the African and Eastern Caribbean diaspora
| Ref. | Region | Present | Open-type | Closed-type | Slit-type | Scar-type |
| Lazarus et al[24], 2018 | South Africa | 62/75 (82.7%) | 33/75 (44%) | 5/75 (6.7%) | 19/75 (25.3%) | 5/75 (6.7%) |
| Nyaanga et al[40], 2021 | Kenya | 98/116 (84.5%) | 77/116 (66.4%) | 11/116 (9.5%) | ND | 10/116 (8.3%) |
| African continent | African Diaspora | 160/191 (83.8%) | 110/191 (57.6%) | 16/191 (8.4%) | 19/75 (25.3%) | 15/191 (7.9%) |
| Present study | Caribbean | 296/356 (83.2%) | 140/356 (39.33%) | 69/356 (19.38%) | 65/356 (18.26%) | 22/356 (6.18 %) |
| 2-tailed P value | 0.851906 | 0.000043 | 0.000707 | 0.159796 | 0.457462 | |
| Standard error | 0.0334 | 0.0447 | 0.0325 | 0.0503 | 0.0225 | |
| Z-score | 0.1867 | 4.0881 | -3.3869 | 1.4058 | 0.7430 |
- Citation: Cawich SO, Kluger MD, Deshpande RR, Pearce NW, Alseidi A, Dapri G, Primrose JN, Gardner MT, Kedambady RS, Johnson S, Hewitt DB, Javed AA. Rouvière’s sulcus variants from a clinical perspective: A systematic review. World J Meta-Anal 2026; 14(3): 123961
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v14/i3/123961.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.123961