Effect of Low-Pressurized Perfusion with Different Concentration of Elastase on the Aneurysm Formation Rate in the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Model in Rabbits
Table 1
Diameter changes measured by Doppler ultrasound.
Maximum aneurysm diameter before surgery (mm)
Maximum aneurysm diameter after surgery (mm)
Dilation rate (%)
Aneurysm formation rate (%)
Survival rate
Group A
2.32 ± 0.03
2.32 ± 0.03
0
0/9 (0)
90
Group B
2.36 ± 0.05
2.95 ± 0.06
24.9 ± 2.5
0/9 (0)
90
Group C
2.39 ± 0.03
3.43 ± 0.17
43.9 ± 7.69
3/9 (33.3)
90
Group D
2.36 ± 0.04
5.32 ± 0.34
125.4 ±
9/9 (100)*
90
Group E
2.33 ± 0.03
8.11 ± 0.11
248.2 ± 5.6
4/4 (100)
, compared to groups A, B, and C; , compared to groups A, B, C, and D.
