Table 3.

Results of the semi-quantitative histopathological evaluation and bursting pressure, presented by its mean and standard deviation (mean ± sd).

Group	Submucosal collagen deposition	Muscular layer collagen deposition	Epithelisation	PMNL	Bursting pressure (mmHG)
Sham	0.85 ± 069	1.14 ± 0.37	0.42 ± 0.53	2.85 ± 0.37	20.84 ± 2.98
FGF(−)-7th day	0.42 ± 053	0.71 ± 048	1.28 ± 0.75	2.57 ± 0.53	29.94 ± 4.55
FGF(+)-7th day	1.6 ± 06	1.75 ± 0.46	2.12 ± 0.83	1.25 ± 0.46	53.52 ± 1.85
FGF(+)-28th day	2 ± 0*	2 ± 0*	2.6 ± 0.89*	0.6 ± 0.54*	60.15 ± 7.46*

M, mean, SD, standard-deviation.

*Chi-square test, significant at 0.05 level, (p < 0.05).