Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery vs laparoscopic ovariectomy: Complications and inflammatory response

Figure 1 Box-whisker plot of C-reactive protein (A), interleukin 6 (B) and platelets (C) response in Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery and the laparoscopic group before the procedure and on post-operative days 2, 7 and 28-30. Horizontal bars represent medians, ^aP < 0.05 vs before the procedure (NOTES group); ^cP < 0.05 vs before the procedure (LAP group); ^eP < 0.05 vs POD 30 (LAP group); ^gP < 0.05 vs POD 30 (NOTES group); ⁱP < 0.05 vs POD 2 (LAP group); ^gP < 0.05 vs POD 2 (NOTES group). IL-6: Interleukin 6.