Gascho, Dominic https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9004-4362
Tappero, Carlo
Zoelch, Niklaus
Deininger-Czermak, Eva
Richter, Henning
Thali, Michael J.
Schaerli, Sarah
Article History
Accepted: 28 October 2019
First Online: 25 November 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
: This study was performed with human cadavers. Ethical approval was waived by the responsible ethics committee of the Canton of Zurich (waiver number: 2015–0686). This article does not contain any studies with (living) human participants. No animals were killed for the scientific purpose of this study. The animal models used in this study were obtained from a veterinary pathology institute. The fresh cadavers were subsequently used in other studies, according to the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement) - the guiding principles for the more ethical use of animals in science.
: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to disclose.