Table 5. Summary of various expenses.

Groups	N	Surgical cost (CNY)	Non-surgical cost (CNY)	Cost of hospitalization (CNY)
A	19	13467±7682	7782±3129	20971±12318
B	34	29314±12854	6459±2743	34354±13214
C	24	10525±9078★	10974±5607▴	21509±8842★
D	18	11628±7216•	11691±8329•	22319±11327•
E	27	27612±10722▪	9621±6031•	37234±11999▪

This table shows the analysis of health economics for the five surgical approaches. Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation.

^★ p>0.05 vs. Group A;

^▴ p<0.05 vs. Group A;

^• p<0.05 vs. Group B;

^▪ p>0.05 vs. Group B.