Fig. 1
From: Topographic distribution of inflammation factors in a healing aneurysm
Study design flowchart. Of a total of n = 52 animals, n = 5 were used as tissue donors and n = 4 were excluded due to morbidity (n = 2, postoperative paraplegia) or premature mortality (n = 2: n = 1 anesthesia related, n = 1 unclear). No 21-day follow-ups were performed in the control group as the model is associated with high rates of aneurysm growth and spontaneous rupture in this timeframe [4]