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Figure 1 Serum inflammatory factors in two groups. A: Pre- and post-operative tumor necrosis factor-α levels in the two groups; B: Pre- and post-operative interleukin-6 levels in the two groups; C: Pre- and post-operative C-reactive protein levels in the two groups. ^aP < 0.05 and ^bP < 0.01 compared with the preoperative level within the group; ^cP < 0.05 compared with the control group; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-6: Interleukin-6; CRP: C-reactive protein.