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World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2025; 17(9): 105134
Published online Sep 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i9.105134
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Figure 1  Flow chart of article screening.
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Figure 2  Article quality evaluation chart: Randomized controlled trials.
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Figure 3 Meta-analyses of surgical and postoperative outcomes (including operation time, puncture-related indicators, and postoperative complications). A: Meta-analysis of operation time; B: Meta-analysis of number of punctures; C: Meta-analysis of first puncture success rate; D: Meta-analysis of overall puncture success rate; E: Meta-analysis of post-operative bleeding; F: Meta-analysis of biliary fistula; G: Meta-analysis of postoperative infection; H: Meta-analysis of overall post-operative complications rate; I: Meta-analysis of the reduction levels of postoperative total bilirubin. 3D: Three-dimensional; CI: Confidence interval.
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Figure 4 Meta-analysis of the reduction levels of aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase. A: Meta-analysis of the reduction levels of aspartate transaminase; B: Meta-analysis of the reduction levels of alanine transaminase. 3D: Three-dimensional; CI: Confidence interval.
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Figure 5 Meta-analysis for subgroup analysis of surgery time. A: Meta-analysis for subgroup analysis of surgery time according to guidance stages of the three-dimensional reconstruction; B: Meta-analysis for subgroup analysis of surgery time according to three-dimensional reconstruction imaging modalities; C: Meta-analysis for subgroup analysis of surgery time according to types of studies. CI: Confidence interval.
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Figure 6 Funnel plot based on overall post-operative complications rate. OR: Odds ratio.